Chapter 17 (1/2)

“How can you just get so little? You must use your car. Your big blue mules is not labor? Daqing, you see, brother Jiang Wu said you are not a laborer, even your rations will be deducted.”

The mule, named Daqing, put his head and snorted, which seemed to mean that if he dared to deduct my ration, I would slack off and let him carry it.

Zhao’er laughed and pointed to Daqing and said, “Look, even Daqing begins to protest.”

Jiang Wu looked at the girl who smiled wildly, his eyes gleaming strangely. Fortunately, Daqing recognized the road and he is also gentle, otherwise it is designated to take a car and three people into the ditch beside the road.

Xue Tingxiang at the back saw this scene. His face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

He was annoyed and angry. He forgot Jiang Wu.

In that dream, Jiang Wu has been falling in love with Zhao’er.

Jiang Wu is two years older than Zhao’er, but he has never married. If it is not the identity of child bride, it is estimated that Jiang’s family had already come to propose marriage.

Even so, Jiang Wu never gave up. Once he even found Xue Tingxiang and told him that he wanted to marry Zhao’er, so that he could not be so selfish and let her free. He also said that he would help Xue study like Zhao’er did all the time and treat him as younger brother before he knew everything.

He was shocked and annoyed. At the same time, he remembered that Zhao’er had been reluctant to marry him. He mistakenly thought that Zhao’er had an affair with Jiang Wu, so he forced her to marry him by the order of parents. Later, it was only by chance that he knew he had blamed her.

This matter has always been a scar between the two people, even if later they never mentioned again, but there is a gap. After that, he was busy with his study, while Zhao’er was busy with her business. They only met once a long time. Even though they met each other, they seldom spoke again until he took the exam again in Beijing after passing the imperial examinations at the provincial level.

In the dream, he once thought after Zhao’er’s death, if he had not been so despicable at that time that forced her to marry by the order of parents, she would not have died.

But this kind of thought is just like a dragonfly skimming the water, just passing by in a flash. At this time, it’s probably despicable in his deep heart. Even if now he’s not the Xue Tingxiang in his dream, he never wanted to let Zaho’er go.

She should have been his wife. When he was still young, someone always pointed at her and said, “This is your future wife, isn’t it?”

“Brother Jiang Wu, you’d better watch the road. It’s not smooth. Don’t take us all into the ditch.”

Xue Tingxiang’s voice successfully interrupted Jiang Wu’s and Zhao’er’s laughter, as if a very unintelligible person suddenly appeared, and the warm atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

Zhao’er smiled and said, “Look at me. I just told you about the business, but I forgot you are still driving. Fortunately, Daqing is smart, otherwise he will fall.

Daqing made a sound, and seemed like very satisfied.

Jiang Wu glanced back subconsciously, just in front of the young boy’s dark eyes. These eyes gave him some inexplicable guilty conscience, and then he straightened up again.

He knew that Xue Gouzi didn’t like Zhao’er. He also knew that the second couple of Xue family at first adopted Zhao’er as their daughter, not the child bride. The child bride was just a rumour in the village, and it became true when the Xue family’s second couple were dying and entrusted her.

Not only that, he also knew that Zhao’er just regarded Xue as a younger brother and didn’t mean to marry him.

Young boy is undoubtedly thin and weak. Although he is handsome, he is still a little immature. Such a young man makes Jiang Wu, who is strong and powerful, have a sense of supremacy. With a bright smile, he didn’t care and said, “Don’t be afraid, Gouzi. I drive every day and even can walk back with eyes closed.”

Xue Tingxiang didn’t speak, he pursed his mouth and lowered his head.

Seeing this, Zhao’er immediately understood that it was the “Gouzi” that made the little man feel uncomfortable again. But in the face of Jiang Wu, she could not appear a cold face. She could only smile and said, “Brother Jiang Wu, I told you that the Gou’er has a name. It’s called Tingxiang, Xue Tingxiang.”

“This name is elegant.”

“Yeah, so don’t call him Gouzi in the future, it’s not pleasant.”

While talking, the car has arrived at Yuqing village.

Jiang Wu be accustomed to stopping at the end of the village, Zhao’er and Xue Tingxiang got off the car.

“When will the business start? You settle the time. I’ll pick you up then.”

“Aren’t you going to be busy in town, and I have to tidy up those clothes. When I’m ready, I’ll go to your house to notice you.”

Zhao’er also thought that in two days, Xue tingpu and Xue Juncai will have a competition. After that, she will think about the business.

“That’s the deal.”

Once things were settled, they said goodbye to each other.

Jiang Wu drove home in a car, and Zhao’er went to home with Xue Tingxaing.

Along the way, Xue Tingxiang did not speak a word, but walked silently.

Zhaoer glanced at him and said, “What’s the matter? You seem like a little unhappy. Are you angry for Jiangwu just called you Gouzi? He doesn’t know that you have the real name. I told him that he won’t do it again.”

He resisted the jealousy in his heart and muttered, “How do you know him so well?”

“Do you mean the brother Jiang Wu? We know when I was a kid. Don’t you remember that Heizi was brought back by his dog. Brother Jiang Wu is very nice and helped me a lot.”

Xue Tingxiang did not speak and stopped.

After a long walk, Zhao’er found that he didn’t catch up.