C336 (2/2)

Chen Qiao Sheng stared blankly for a moment, then shook his head. After thinking about it, he had nothing to ask.

”My wife is so virtuous, what can I do about it?” Chen rubbed his chin, and learned to jest in the sea tower. His shameless appearance actually learned five to six points.

”Have you never doubted my origins?”

”What's there to doubt? Since you've entered my Chen Clan, how could you possibly be someone else with an unknown background?”

Chen, who was feeling a lot better, picked up his chopsticks and scooped up all the lean meat from the plate.

He had been working so hard these past few days that his thin chin had become pointy.

Seeing that he didn't want to talk anymore, Shen Ning obediently picked up the bowl and lowered her head to eat in silence. The atmosphere was in a stalemate for half a tea's time. Chen Qiao Sheng could not help but stop his chopsticks and laugh as he ruffled her messy hair.

”I have promised you that as long as I am still here, I will not leave you without help.”

The Spirit Mountain was beautiful, filled with dense empty water. Gu Shadow Mountain was located within a county located thirty Li east of the capital. It could be considered to be a boundary that was neither too close nor too far away from the capital. Although the vast population of Shu County could be compared to the surrounding large counties, its population was far from being disadvantaged. Therefore, the city could only rely on the mountains as an easy vassal force that was hard to defend and could not be attacked.

It was early in the morning, and the mountain ranges within the Misty Mountain Range in the morning mist were crisscrossed with green shadows. They were like the eyebrows of a beautiful woman who was frowning as she sang along with her daughter's melodious singing.

The villagers were not in the mood to appreciate the poetry. In the summer, when the wild birds were growing fat and strong, they would wake up early in the morning to see the team on the mountain. After the village finished growing the grain, they would often take advantage of this time to harvest some furs and sell them to the town, relying on the mountains for food. There weren't many villagers who could save up a lot of money by going to the Autumn Hunt.

Chen Qiao Sheng also carried his basket and joined the other men of the village as they went up the mountain. To him, Gu Yingshan could be considered half his hometown.

”When will my husband come back?” She was dressed in a new dress that Chen Qiusheng had arranged for her to buy in the town. She stood out among the coarse, big, red, and green women of the village, looking especially fresh and refined.

”At least three days, at most ten days!” Chen Qiao Sheng was worried as he carried his backpack and warned repeatedly, ”If you want anything to eat, use your money to buy it. Don't go to the stove or hurt your hands with needlework.”

With a smile on his face, Dan Ning listened to his admonition over and over again. He didn't bother to carefully check the package again as he tightened the knot around the corner.

After a while, Chen went back home and ordered his wife not to follow him.

”Don't send me off again, it's not safe to go up.”

”Husband, bring this with you. Be careful on the mountain.” He suddenly took the jade pendant from his neck and stuffed it into Chen Qiao Sheng's palm.

It was something close to her. It was warm when she left the body at first, but Chen took the soft cloth and put it on his chest, next to his heart.

”Wait for me to come back.”

The couple parted, and Chen carried his bag and turned his head three steps, watching as his wife disappeared in the green shadow of the mountain. Somehow, he had a premonition that a storm was coming.

”You brat, you know how to pamper your wife.” Someone recalled that his brother-in-law, who had tried to reason with him at the wedding banquet, had smiled as he walked over, ”Right, did your brother-in-law cause any trouble yesterday?”

His brother-in-law had found fault with something. It was the first class new thing in the mountain village. The men's mouths were as thick as a woman's. When they saw that someone had started it, many people surrounded them, waiting to hear the rest.