Suddenly restrained, Jiang Wan's brain buzzed, and the whole person froze, and it took a while to react, whining, writhing and struggling violently.

Covering her mouth was a rough calloused hand, the person behind her was not young, and her strength made her unable to resist, and after not struggling for a while, she lost her strength, and she was so flustered that she didn't know what to do.

In modern society, although Jiang Wan was an orphan when she was a child and suffered some hardships, she never encountered such violence after growing up and becoming self-reliant, and in this ancient period, because Changping County was safe, and she almost stayed at home on weekdays and rarely went out, and went to the county seat with her family, so naturally she had never had the opportunity to feel the violent crimes of this era.

What to do, what should she do?

Seeing that Jiang Wan was no longer struggling, the person behind her put her down, Jiang Wan fell forward, raised her hand to hold on to a tree, and turned her head in panic.

The person who grabbed her took her into the forest and walked for a while, but now she can't see the fire in the reed shed, and the sound is only hazy, the moonlight is blocked by the canopy, and she can only leak a little, Jiang Wan looked at it for a while before she recognized it, and the person who grabbed her in turned out to be Xu Tucai!

What should she do, should she pretend that she doesn't recognize him? Otherwise, would he kill people and kill people?

"Wanwan, the two of us can finally be alone!" Xu Tucai laughed lewdly. Evil, staring at Jiang Wan with a squint.

Seeing him call out his name, Jiang Wan didn't pretend not to know him, and said with a cold face: "Xu Tucai, what are you doing?" My dad and brother are looking for me, I'm going back! ”

"Hehe, I finally came out once, what are you doing when you go back so early?" Xu Tucai prostitution. Smiled and stepped forward.

Jiang Wan's legs were a little weak, but she still managed to support herself and circle around the tree, not letting Xu Tucai get close to her: "Don't be presumptuous!" When my dad and they find him, they're going to beat you up!" ”

Her voice trembled uncontrollably, and she could only threaten him with words, hoping that he would retreat from the difficulties and not do anything irreparable.

"Haha, if your father comes and sees that we have become a good thing, maybe he will be happy to have my good son-in-law!" Xu Tucai laughed.

Jiang Wan was so angry that she really wanted to give the other party a slap, but she couldn't resist it, so she could only try to change his mind with words.

"Xu Tucai, if you let me go back now, I will treat it as if nothing happened." Jiang Wan slowed down her tone.

Xu Tucai was stunned for a moment, and then laughed uncontrollably: "Hahaha, when nothing happened?" If you will, I won't! Wanwan girl, you don't want to do those fake things anymore, if I didn't know that you were interested in me, how would I come to you? ”

Jiang Wan said angrily: "You talk nonsense, I'm not interesting to you!" ”

"Sister Wanwan, you're not bored, you helped me testify to Dafu Niang before, if it wasn't for me, you would come to help me?" Xu Tucai squinted his eyes and said.

Jiang Wan was stunned for a moment, trembling with anger: "You...... You're so self-inflicted! If it were anyone, I would testify for him! I have a conscience, but what about you? I have helped you before, you are good, and you will take revenge! Did your conscience let the dog eat? ”

Xu Tucai said with a smile: "One hundred and eighty years ago, my conscience was long gone. Besides, Sister Wanwan, who said I have no conscience for you? Look, aren't you Kefu unable to get married? It just so happens that I didn't please my mother-in-law, and I'm not afraid that you will be a husband. What's the saying? By the way, it's the peony flower that is also a ghost and a ghost! Even if I die the next day after sleeping with you, I'm willing! ”

"If you dare to mess around, I won't let you go!" Jiang Wan shouted, but this was quite a bit lustful.

"Hey, I don't have to worry about feeding the whole family alone, and I'm not even afraid of death, what am I afraid of? I wish you wouldn't let me go! Xu Tucai was not deterred by Jiang Wan's angry scolding at all, but said with interest.

Jiang Wan's face turned red, no matter how much reason she has, can she make it clear to this old rascal? She had already said that she didn't like to reason with these villagers, and it didn't make sense at all. They didn't even understand what she was saying, and the only person who could understand and make sense was Pei You. The previous Dafu Niang was too, she scared Dafu Niang, the latter was much more restrained, and now it has been replaced by Xu Tucai, and there are not so many onlookers, how can she scare him?

"If you dare to touch me, I will die with you!" Jiang Wan said and pulled off the hairpin on her head. She won't threaten him with her own death, and she doesn't want to pretend to be dead to lie to him, who knows if he will be perverted to the point that it doesn't matter if he lives or dies? It's disgusting and scary to think about!

Xu Tucai frowned and persuaded, "Sister Wanwan, what are you doing here?" You are still so young and beautiful, what are you doing looking for death and life? Our men are unmarried and our women are unmarried, so it's not good for you to follow me? You have the reputation of Nakfu, and no one dares to marry you, but if you marry me, I promise to treat you as a treasure in the future, and no one will dare to bully you! ”

Jiang Wan took a deep breath, hesitated, and looked up at him: "Will you really marry me?" ”

Xu Tucai's face was overjoyed, seeing that her eyes were red, and there seemed to be tears rolling in her eyes, she suddenly felt pity, and immediately said: "Wanwan girl, I, Xu Tucai, am good at talking, and I will marry you if I say it, and I will definitely carry a sedan chair to welcome you into the door!" ”

"Then you go and propose to my father and mother now." Jiang Wan said, "I can't do anything without a matchmaker, lose my Jiang family's face, my father and mother will beat me to death!" "Whether or not this procrastination succeeds, she's going to give it a try!

Xu Tucai's eyes rolled, rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Oh, Wanwan girl, don't you believe me?" Look at how round and big the moon is at this time, it's not good to waste this beautiful scenery, right? You can rest assured, your Tucai brother will do what he says, and he will go to your house tomorrow to propose! ”

In any case, he has to cook the raw rice first today, otherwise what if something happens? As long as she can succeed tonight, she can only marry herself! When he thought of having such a beautiful mother-in-law in his family in the future, and let him enjoy it every day, he shivered and was so excited that he couldn't do it.

"No, I can't let my Jiang family be ashamed, Brother Tucai, if you really want to be good for me, you should be serious and propose marriage first, otherwise...... You just want to take advantage of me and abandon me! Jiang Wan said cryingly.

Xu Tucai saw her crying, and hurriedly said with pity: "Sister Wanwan, don't cry!" Brother Tucai sees you crying, this heart hurts so much! Sister Wanwan, brother knows that you are afraid, but you also have to believe in your brother Tucai, I have long been interested in you, I really can't hold it back at this time, you will answer me first, let's be happy together! I promise you, tomorrow I will go to your house to propose! ”

Speaking of which, Xu Tucai showed impatience on his face and suddenly pounced on Jiang Wan.

Jiang Wan hurriedly ran around the tree, and then ran to another tree, her heart sinking little by little. This old rascal seems to have made up her mind to be stronger today, what should she do?

After the initial panic, Jiang Wan forced herself to calm down at the moment, and seemed to be fleeing in a panic, but in fact she was trying her best to lean out of the forest.

Xu Tucai thought that Jiang Wan couldn't escape from the palm of his hand, so he didn't chase her with all his might, but teased her like a cat and mouse.

Just when Jiang Wan was exhausted, she heard Jiang Gu's voice faintly not far away: "Sister, sister, are you there?" ”

"Little Er!" Jiang Wan was overjoyed and shouted with all her might.

Xu Tucai's complexion changed greatly, his mind turned several times, revealing a ruthlessness that did not stop doing anything, and he no longer teased Jiang Wan, and soon caught up with her in three or two steps, and a flying pounce grabbed her legs and pulled her down.

It doesn't matter if people come, it's even better to be seen! If everyone else knew that he had been alone with Jiang Wan in the woods, she would have to marry him, and he wouldn't lose!

Jiang Wan kicked back hard, stepped on Xu Tucai with all her strength, and crawled forward with both hands, trying to escape from his coercion.

But Xu Tucai's strength is much greater than Jiang Wan's, and not only did she fail to get rid of him for a long time, but she was ridden by him.

Xu Tucai smiled hideously, her body was covered with dirt on the ground, but she didn't care, she raised her hand and grabbed her shirt and wanted to tear it open, but Jiang Wan held it down, she shouted: "Little Er, Little Er, I'm here, come quickly!" ”

Jiang Gu, who had just arrived to see this scene, was stunned, screamed, kicked over, and kicked the defenseless Xu Tucai to the ground.

And Xu Xiaohu, who accompanied Jiang Gu to come, also rushed up and made up for Xu Tucai, kicking him so much that he screamed.

Jiang Gu shook his hand to help Jiang Wan, Jiang Wan turned over and sat up, and shouted: "Xiao Er, hold down Xu Tucai, don't let him run away!" ”

Jiang Gu was stunned, the appearance of crying after almost being violated did not appear on his sister, which made him a little stunned, but he had always listened to her words, and when he heard this, he immediately rushed over, and after meeting with Xu Xiaohu, he held down Xu Tucai.

Jiang Wan got up and straightened her clothes, walked over and didn't look at Xu Tucai, only raised a kick and kicked him in the chest. He was taken aback at first, and then couldn't help laughing: "Sister Wanwan, your kick is so comfortable for my brother, come again, come again, hahaha...... Yes! ”

Xu Tucai screamed before he finished speaking, just because Jiang Wan satisfied him and kicked him in the lower body, making him feel comfortable at one time.

Although Xu Xiaohu and Jiang Gu are both half-grown boys, they usually have the strength to do farm work, and when the two of them press Xu Tucai together, he can't move, plus the kick that Jiang Wan kicked, he curled up in pain, like a dying old dog.

However, Jiang Wan didn't let him go, she had a cold face, kicked him one by one, and saw that his complexion was slightly softened, as if the pain in his lower body had eased somewhat, so she coldly made up for it again. She kicked dozens of times, and she didn't stop until she was out of breath.

Xu Xiaohu and Jiang Gu on the side were stunned.

"Little cousin, little second, don't say anything about this today after you go out, understand?" Jiang Wan looked at Xu Xiaohu and Jiang Gu.

Jiang Gu hurriedly shook his head and nodded again: "Understood!" I won't sue anyone! He turned to Xu Xiaohu again and told him seriously: "Little cousin, do you understand?!" ”

Xu Xiaohu nodded vigorously, although he was honest, he also knew the strictness of the matter, and hurriedly said: "I don't even say it to my father!" ”

"Well, thank you! Forget all about today. Jiang Wan said, and looked at Xu Tucai, who was curled up in a ball on the ground, and was kicked by her and her nose and face were swollen, and said coldly, "Xu Laolai, you heard clearly, this incident has not happened today, no one will admit it!" If you dare to ruin my reputation outside, I see you fight once and again, and you are the only one in your family, but I still have my father and younger brother, do you see if you can beat me? Dafu Niang is afraid of us! ”

Xu Tucai has always bullied the soft and feared the hard, and nodded again and again with a swollen face.

Jiang Wan didn't bother to say more than half a word to him, and beckoned Xu Xiaohu and Jiang Gu: "Look around and see if there is anything I left behind." and Xu Tucai, look for it too! ”

Xu Xiaohu and Jiang Gu hurriedly held down Xu Tucai and began to search him, and after a while, the two shook their heads, he didn't even have a copper coin on him. At this time, Jiang Wan had also checked her body, and everything else was still there, but the hairpin she pulled out fell off in the process of escaping. She walked back along the route she had fled from, and in a short time she found her hairpin, picked it up and put it back in her bun.

"Let's go!" Jiang Wan straightened her clothes again, and she couldn't take pictures of some soiled places, but fortunately, it was night, and no one would notice.

Jiang Gu and the others hurriedly let go of Xu Tucai and walked out together behind Jiang Wan. Jiang Gu poked Xu Xiaohu and made a puzzled expression at him, Xu Xiaohu shook his head, and he didn't know whether he couldn't answer Jiang Gu, or he didn't know what Jiang Gu was puzzled about.

Jiang Wan didn't pay attention to what the two people behind her were wondering about, and in the process of slowly walking out, she only felt that the fear just now surged up instantly, and her legs were a little weak, so she didn't fall down after holding on.

If it was a modern day, when she encountered this kind of thing, she would definitely call the police as soon as possible. But what about here? It's hard to say whether it's useful to report to the government, and the most terrible thing is that this matter will get out. In this general belief women are strong. In the era when it was best to commit suicide, even if Xu Tucai hadn't had time to do anything to her, she could be sure that in the end, the rumors would definitely turn out that Xu Tucai had already succeeded. She is not afraid of the harm that rumors will hurt her, and whoever dares to talk nonsense in front of her, she will dare to tear him up, but her family will be sad and sad without her modern thinking, which she does not want to see. In this case, beating Xu Tucai hard to teach him a lesson has become the only choice in desperation.

As for Xu Tucai talking nonsense...... She said it wasn't a joke to see him hit him once. Xu Tucai is a well-known old man in Shanxia Village, how many people will believe what he says? The three parties on her side all said that there was no such thing, and even if Xu Tucai said that he broke the sky, he just cared about lewdness. Her family went out once last time because Dafu Niang chewed the root of her tongue, and if Xu Tucai was cheap in the future, their whole family would beat him again, and no one would think that her family was a thief.

Along the way, Jiang Wan calmed down her feelings while thinking about everything to see if there were any loopholes that could be caught. It's no problem on her own side, but she was almost forced, and she won't show anything unusual after calming down, for fear that Xu Xiaohu and Jiang Gu, the two young children, will not be calm enough in case of trouble. Jiang Gu is her younger brother, most of the time she is watching, she is relieved, it is Xu Xiaohu, although he is rare in the village to play with Jiang Gu, but after all, he is someone else's, she is not worried that he will say it on purpose, but he may be accidentally tricked out.

"Little cousin, go back to watch the dragon dance first." Jiang Wan turned to look at Xu Xiaohu and said, "If others don't ask, this matter is over, if someone asks, you will tell the truth in the first half, and you will say that Jiang Gu will see that I am not there later, and he is a little worried about me, so he will go to look for me first, and you will continue to watch the dragon dance alone until the end." ”

Xu Xiaohu listened carefully, nodding as he listened. He and Jiang Gu were watching the dragon dance just now, but Jiang Gu was worried about her, so they came to look for her together, but they didn't expect her to encounter such a thing. Fortunately, they came in time and nothing happened. However, he also understood Jiang Wan's concerns, he would rot this matter in his heart, and no one would say anything.

After Xu Xiaohu left, Jiang Wan told Jiang Gu again: "Xiao Er, don't tell your father and mother about this, just let this matter rot between you and me." ”

"Sister...... You, are you alright? Jiang Gu asked cautiously. Although he is still young, he is not a fool who doesn't understand anything, when he encounters this kind of thing, his sister's reaction is too abnormal, first after being rescued by him, he immediately beat Xu Tucai, and he felt pain when he saw it, and then he told him and his little cousin without panic at all. It was so unlike his sister, he was really afraid that she wouldn't be able to think about it.

Jiang Wan smiled: "What can I do?" What's wrong is Xu Tucai, who was kicked so much by me! ”

She was really not polite at all just now, and it was a little difficult to say whether an important part of Xu Tucai could be used normally, if it really couldn't be used, she was eliminating harm for the people.

"But......" Jiang Gu was still not at ease, he felt that his sister was so calm now, not at all like a woman who almost suffered that kind of thing should be! He once heard that a girl in the next village was touched by the old bachelor in the village, and she was clamoring to kill herself, which he thought was ridiculous at the time, but now he can't help but think about it too much!

"Don't worry, I really don't care about it." Jiang Wan said, "Are you afraid that I won't be able to think about it?" ”

Jiang Gu nodded his head.

Jiang Wan raised her hand to touch his head and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, I still have to live well, honor my father and mother, make a fortune, and leave this village with our whole family, how can I seek death?" You look down on your sister too much. ”

Seeing that her smile was no different, Jiang Gu finally felt a little relieved and responded continuously.

The two of them made a detour out of the woods, preparing to go home first, change their clothes and come back. They always have to do a full set of plays, and they have to shake it out in front of other villagers to get an "alibi". Anyway, the time here is not accurate, in case Xu Tucai really says something in the future, the people of Shanxia Village will also think that she and Jiang Gu have been at the Lantern Festival, and no one will believe Xu Tucai's words.

When the two went home, Jiang Funian and Xu Fenggu had already gone to the Lantern Festival, and the house was quiet. Jiang Wan changed into a dress that was similar to the style and color of the clothes on her body, and then went back with Jiang Gu. As soon as he walked out of the house, Jiang Gu's face suddenly changed and shouted, "Sister! ”

Jiang Wan was taken aback by him and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

JIANG Gu. Said: "Sister, when my little cousin and I were looking for you at the reed shed before, I saw Mr. Pei, and he seemed to be looking blankly in the direction of the forest......

Jiang Wan was stunned.

"You...... Did you read that right? Her voice was a little astringent.

"I can't be mistaken!" Jiang Gu suddenly panicked, "Sister, you said Mr. Pei...... Will he be talking nonsense? ”

However, the question that Jiang Wan was thinking about at this moment was completely different from what Jiang Gu was worried about.

Pei You, he was standing outside the forest, did he see her? Did he see Xu Tucai dragging her into the woods? He...... Seeing that she was being threatened with violence, but did not come to save him, could she understand this?

"Sister, sister, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Gu saw that Jiang Wan suddenly didn't speak, turned his head to look, and was suddenly startled, Jiang Wan's face that was saved by him before was not as bad as it is now!

"Xiao Er, you go, I'm not very comfortable, I still don't go, you and your little cousin will have fun after meeting, as long as the two of you are here, it doesn't matter if I'm here." Jiang Wan said. If Xu Tucai told the truth, then he had to find two witnesses, Xu Xiaohu and Jiang Gu, then when their alibi was sufficient and they all denied it, Xu Tucai's "lie" would be self-defeating. And if Xu Tucai only said that the incident happened between him and her, it would be better to do it, without witnesses, she could not admit that Xu Tucai has always had a bad reputation, who would believe him? So, it's not too important that she doesn't go to the Lantern Festival. Now, something more important awaits her.

"Sister, do you want me to stay with you?" Jiang Gu didn't worry about her.

Jiang Wan said: "No. Don't forget about jì, you have more important things, go quickly. ”

Jiang Gu had no choice but to nod and walked back step by step.

Jiang Wan didn't go home, she stayed under the plane tree of Pei You's house, waiting quietly. If it was her father and mother who came back first, she said that she was waiting for them and went home with them. If it was Pei You who came back first......

Just as she was thinking, Jiang Wan heard footsteps approaching not far away. Different from the heavy and muffled footsteps of ordinary farmers, Pei You's footsteps are always very light, and they can be distinguished by lightness. At this moment, the footsteps were a little sluggish, but she was sure that it was Pei You, and at this time there was only his footsteps, and there was no second child.

The footsteps approached, and Jiang Wan suddenly appeared from behind the tree, which really frightened Pei You. If it weren't for the fact that the moon was full like a disk at this time, and the ground was bright, he might have been so frightened that he would have screamed.

Seeing that the person who came out from behind the tree turned out to be Jiang Wan, Pei You's face was overjoyed: "Miss Jiang......"

"Where's Yulian?" Jiang Wan asked.

Pei You was slightly stunned, and then replied honestly: "I asked Aunt Yingzi to help me take her to play." ”

His mother rested early, he took his sister out to play at the Lantern Festival, and met Aunt Yingzi on the way, the youngest daughter of Aunt Yingzi's family pestered Yulian to talk and laugh, and saw that Yulian had a rare smile on her face, so he asked Aunt Yingzi to take her to play together.

Jiang Wan breathed a sigh of relief, she had walked to the entrance of the forest in order to find Yulian before, but now she was relieved when she heard Pei You say that Yulian was taken by Aunt Yingzi to take care of her. Aunt Yingzi is very reliable and will not let Yulian run around, the back she saw before, it is estimated that she cares about it, but she is wrong.

"What color is Yulian wearing today?" In order to confirm that it was correct, Jiang Wan asked again.

Although Pei You didn't know why she asked this, he still replied truthfully: "She is wearing a red dress today. ”

Jiang Wan remembered that the back she saw was wearing a white dress, so now she can be sure that the one she saw was indeed not Pei Yulian. In hindsight, how could Yulian run around like that? She is not the kind of child who can make trouble, but she is a fan of the authorities, and she was worried about Yulian at that time, but she didn't expect this at all.

"Miss Jiang......" Pei You spoke, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Jiang Wan.

Jiang Wan looked at him and asked lightly, "Mr. Pei, Fang Cai, did you see me on the edge of the forest?" ”

Pei You was stunned for a moment and nodded: "...... See. ”

Jiang Wan secretly gritted her teeth, holding back the fire in her heart and asked, "Then you also saw Xu Tucai, right?" ”

Pei You lowered his head, seemed to be a little ashamed to speak, and nodded slightly.

Then he heard a snapping sound, Pei You only felt a hot pain in his left cheek, and looked up at Jiang Wan in a daze.

Jiang Wan withdrew her beating hand and glared at Pei You, her eyes slightly red. The anger in my heart seemed to be surging. She has always believed that although Pei You is pedantic, he will admit his mistakes and correct his mistakes, his character is good, such a man is not easy to find, he is better than most men in this era, but now? His behavior slapped her in the face hard, and he actually saw, died, no, and saved!

In vain, she was still struggling with whether to continue to hook up with him, thinking that her hair was about to fall out. Even if he can be admitted to the Jinshi in the future, what if he can become an official? Even if you don't like her, you can't watch her being hurt and be indifferent to death! Yes, he was a helpless scholar, but he could have found someone to help, but what did he do? He didn't do anything! He just watched her being dragged away, coward, coward!

"Pei You, you're a coward!" Jiang Wan hated and said, "Even if your mother hates me, you don't want to see me, you can't watch Xu Tucai drag me away and do nothing!" You can't beat him, can't you call someone? Could it be that in your opinion, just because I have a reputation as Kefu, I deserve to be bullied by him? ”

Pei You seemed to be scolded, opened his mouth, and it took a long time before he spit out a stammering sentence: "I thought it was ...... At first I didn't see him rough with you, you just happened to be there, behind the tree, I, I didn't see ......"

Jiang Wan was silent for a moment, and then her heart became even colder.

She sneered: "You didn't see him be rude to me, so you thought I made an appointment with him to meet in the woods?" Oh, if I hadn't seen you by the woods, I wouldn't have known you were there! Did I tell you that even if I don't marry in my life, I won't look at him more? You apologized that day by the stream, and I thought you should have understood what kind of person I was. It turns out that you were just perfunctory to me at that time, and in your eyes, I was such an unbearable woman?

I thought that in the whole mountain village, you were different. You are a scholar, you should always understand things better than the peasants, understand that rumors are not credible, and what you see is believing. Even if you are scared when you see me, even if you return the script to me, even if you mistakenly believe that I and Xu Tucai are not clear, I still have a glimmer of hope, thinking that maybe you are just being deceived for a while, but at this moment, I realized that it was just my wishful thinking! You are no different from the rest of the village. ”

Jiang Wan took a deep breath, tried to suppress the sadness in her heart, and smiled lightly: "Mr. Pei, they are not wrong, I was thinking about you before, but from today onwards, you can rest assured, I will definitely avoid you, and I will no longer bore you!" ”

After she finished speaking, she didn't look at Pei You again, turned around and left.

"Jiang, Jiang girl......" Pei You subconsciously chased after him, her series of questions scolded him, he didn't have a good recollection of her words, seeing that she was leaving, he panicked, and his feet had already moved on their own.

But Jiang Wan didn't seem to hear it, the faster she walked, the tears fell as soon as she turned around, she was so sad that she couldn't stop at all, she didn't want him to see her ugliness and fragility at all. She didn't know if she was more angry with him for her disappointing behavior, or even more angry that she couldn't know people.

But fortunately, she hasn't liked him very much, and it's still too late to stop the loss in time. She also made it clear that she was hooking up with him before, and it could be regarded as cutting off her own back road, so as not to hesitate in the future. There is a problem with this kind of character, and there is a terrible blind lady man in the family, so she doesn't want it!

Pei You only chased two steps, and Jiang Wan went back to his yard, he stood blankly in place, panicking in his heart. His fists clenched unconsciously, the wound in his palm hurt, his face trembled, and he slowly looked down at his outstretched palm.

At this moment, there were different injuries to the sleeves and hem of his clothes, his knees were still aching, and his palms were cut several buttons. And under the darkness of the night, this qiē is not distinct.

How, how...... It's all to blame for his clumsiness, she misunderstood him. He went to the rescue, but it was just ...... He didn't find her.

Before, at the Lantern Festival, he accidentally saw Jiang Wan walking into the forest, and his eyes fell on her and he couldn't come back, but then he saw Xu Tucai also smiling and touching it. His vision was blocked by a big tree, he couldn't see the situation of Jiang Wan and Xu Tucai, at first he did almost mistakenly think that the two had an appointment, otherwise how could he just walk into the forest one after the other? But he remembered what she had said to him that day by the stream, and he awoke suddenly, and secretly hated that he had almost misunderstood her again, so he hurried over. He rarely has such a fearless time, he is not afraid of the dark forest, and he is not afraid of what will happen to Xu Tucai after finding the two of them, he just wants to find her. He fell several times and broke his hands and feet, but he never found her.

Later, he wondered if she was going home, so he thought about coming back quickly, but he didn't expect her to wait at his door. He was overjoyed to see that she was safe and sound, but she slapped him and misunderstood him.

Pei You touched his painful face, and was stunned, as if he had lost his soul.

It turned out that his mother was not wrong, she was close to herself, and she did have a different mind, but why, listening to her today, he didn't feel panicked and disgusted, but a faint joy and sweetness welled up in his heart?

However...... He let her down. He didn't know what was going on in that forest, so he thought it was Jiang Gu who saved her, right? At that time, she was brought into the forest by Xu Tucai alone, how panicked should she be? He...... He shouldn't have had the slightest hesitation, he should have stopped Xu Tucai immediately! But he didn't, he hesitated for a moment, and when he caught up with them, they were all gone. He didn't find her, and she learned afterwards that she resented him for it, and there was a reason why she resented him for it.

He clutched his chest, and his heart ached unspeakably.

There was still a hot pain on his cheeks, Pei You looked at the small courtyard of the Jiang family blankly, and had a strange impulse in his heart, wanting to run to sue Miss Jiang, he didn't see death and couldn't save him, he went, although he couldn't find her, but he was really not a coward in her mouth, the injuries on his palms and knees, and the wolf bèi in his body, could prove that he was not lying. In the past, he was gullible in rumors, he could see her, when he met her, what she said, he remembered it in his heart, those rumors, he didn't believe in them anymore, he only believed what he saw with his own eyes, he felt it personally, he knew that she was so different, not like the peasant woman in the countryside, not like the young lady he occasionally heard of, he didn't know how to describe her, but he was strongly attracted to her, he often thought about her, he would think of it when he was teaching, he would think of it when he was reading, he would think of it when he saw her, he was happy in his heart, he didn't see her, he was worried......

Her resolute words and eyes full of disdain before she left suddenly broke into Pei You's mind, and his heart felt as if he had been pricked by a needle, and the hotness on his face seemed to have something else besides the pain of being beaten.

He felt ashamed.

Obviously, he is a scholar, and there is some truth, but he asked her to wake him up. He was tired of gossip, and misunderstood her several times, obviously people were in front of him, he could understand her by himself, but he preferred to believe the rumors.

Perhaps, as she said, he was really a coward. He was afraid of her reputation, of being involved with her, of being angry with his mother, of getting to know her, of getting to know her, of being caught up in it.

He's a coward indeed.

Pei You exhaled silently, dragging a slightly heavy step towards his small courtyard.

In fact, he has always been proud of himself, and he is proud of the villagers who face the loess with their backs to the sky, but today, in front of her, he seems to be a lot shorter. What is his face to look down on others? Now even he looks down on himself.

Pei You returned to the courtyard, but was surprised to find that his mother was standing by the door.

He was shocked, but he was not as panicked as before, facing his mother, his first thought turned out to be how much his mother had heard, and would she spread what Jiang Wan said? Rao is no longer deaf to what is going on outside the window, and he also knows that Jiang Wan was almost hurt by Xu Tucai must not be publicized.

"Mother, you haven't slept yet?" Pei You asked.

Xu Chunying said: "I can't sleep, so I get up and take a walk." She suddenly sighed and said, "I heard Jiang Wan's words just now, although she wanted to marry you in the past, but now she knows her mistakes, and she can change them." From now on, you can study with peace of mind. ”

Pei You saw that his mother's expression was no different, and his tone was calm, thinking that she should have come late, but he only heard the last sentence Jiang Wan said, he said luckily, and said in his mouth: "Yes, mother, the child will study with peace of mind." ”

Xu Chunying nodded with satisfaction, she was blind, she could only hear Pei You's respectful words, but she couldn't see the hesitation and lack of confidence on his face at the moment, he was not sure that he would be able to study with peace of mind in the future.

After Jiang Wan returned home, she washed up a little and climbed into bed, she lay quietly on the bed for a long time, until Xu Fenggu and Jiang Funian and Jiang Gu came back. Xu Fenggu opened the door and entered her room and tucked the corner of the quilt for her.

Jiang Wan rubbed the back of Xu Fenggu's hand with her cheek, and Xu Fenggu smiled: "It's such a big girl, and you're still coquettish with your mother?" Listening to Xiao Er, you are not very comfortable, is it okay at this time? ”

Jiang Wan hid half of her head in the quilt, leaned her cheek on the back of Xu Fenggu's hand and refused to retreat, and said coquettishly: "It's still a little uncomfortable, mother, you lie down with me for a while, and I'll be fine." ”

Xu Fenggu smiled helplessly, there was no way to take this coquettish daughter, she took off her coat and let Jiang Wan move in and get into the bed.

Jiang Wan took Xu Fenggu's hand, leaned her head on her shoulder, and didn't speak quietly, but she felt that her mood was getting better a little bit.

"Mother, let's do some small business, shall we?" Jiang Wan suddenly said, "If you only farm, you won't be able to save a few dollars all year round, and now that our family has capital, it's better to go and see what to do." Mother, let's go business and make a lot of money! ”

Xu Fenggu nodded Jiang Wan's nose and said, "Why do you love money so much?" If you want money, your mother will first return the money you earned from writing the book before. ”

"Mother, who doesn't love money? With money, the people who bullied you and looked down on you in the past will no longer dare to look down on you. With money, we can move to the county seat, no longer have to pay attention to those messy things, and no longer have to look at other people's faces! Jiang Wan said it arrogantly.

Xu Fenggu originally only thought that Jiang Wan was talking casually, but listening to it, she was also a little moved. Now they have sufficient capital, if they can do a small business and run it well, they will always have a dozen taels of income in a year, and if they save a few more years, they will be able to buy a small courtyard in the county. Although there were some nice people in the village under the mountain, most of the rest made her feel disgusted, and every time they talked about her family, they always said with the look of watching the excitement, she really hated itchy, but there was nothing to be done. Those people are used to breaking their mouths, and she can't change their habits, but she can go. Save enough money, and then leave the village and go to the county seat, where no one knows her family's reputation Wanwan, Wanwan is so delicate and cute, and empathetic, even if she is a little older, she is not afraid of not finding a good family!

When Jiang Wan fell asleep unconsciously, Xu Fenggu went back to her house and quietly talked to Jiang Funian about doing a small business. In a few days, the autumn harvest will begin, and when the time comes, you can think about doing a small business. Jiang Funian was silent for a long time and did not object.

Jiang Wan woke up early the next day, because of the crying last night, her eyes were a little swollen. With the dirty clothes she had changed from last night, she yawned and walked out of the yard.

As soon as she walked out of the yard, she found that the road was narrow, and Pei You actually passed by with a basin. Hearing the movement next to him, he glanced sideways, but saw Jiang Wan quickly take a step back and slam the courtyard door shut.

Pei You stared blankly at the closed courtyard door of the Jiang family for a while, and walked away with his head down.