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Madam Qiao squinted her eyes and replied, "Yes, it's very strange."
She said that she was a bachelor who had four walls of support, but this courtyard house did not seem like a poor one at all. Instead, it was more like the Mrs. Rong's words to the outsiders, a rich peasant's house. Or more.
Mrs. Rong would never find such a good person for Young Miss, unless … Mrs. Rong didn't even know about Young Master's situation. Heh! It was really like stealing a chicken but not eating rice.
Madam Qiao thought in her heart, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, as she mocked Mrs. Rong's miscalculation, and was also very happy for xiaojie's good luck. As long as Young Master was as easy to get along with as she had heard, Miss wouldn't feel sad in this life.
Yu'er naturally did not know of these twists and turns in her heart. If she knew, she would probably have to ponder for a long time before she could undo the knots in her head.
"Yeah, why did Young Master kick us all out when he couldn't get back to his bridal chamber in a while? If he eats and drinks well in front of us, Miss will have to starve. " Just look at his tone, it was filled with resentment.
"That's right, Yu'er, you can relax, the young miss will not let you get hungry."
Seeing how calm Madam Qiao was, Yu'er gritted her teeth to the point that her teeth were about to shatter.
"Madam Qiao, how can you be so at ease? This is the first time Miss is marrying someone, how can I possibly get any food? Isn't it just starving?"
Hearing that, Madam Qiao thought for a moment and felt courteous, although young miss usually has an idea, but it was her first time on the palanquin, so she was not familiar with the strange environment, ordinary people's daughters could only endure it. Since young, Miss has always been weak. It would not be good if she got hungry.
As she thought about this, just as Madam Qiao was about to go out and take a look at the young miss, she heard the ruckus from the wedding banquet slowly die down.
Young Master lived by himself, these people who came to celebrate were all from the same village, and only Young Master was here to entertain them. People who were well-fed naturally had to take their leave, so it seemed that Young Master would have to return to his room.
After all, it was his wedding night, so it would be inappropriate for him to go. In any case, there was still Young Master. If Young Miss was hungry, she naturally had a way.
The Madam Qiao comforted herself for a while and no longer bothered with the anxious Yu'er who was walking back and forth, and went back to her own room to rest.
There were still a lot of things to do tomorrow, and she needed to be in good spirits.
"..."
Yun Qiu listened carefully to her surroundings, and noticed that there was nothing amiss, it was still early, and the feast would not end until a few more hours, so her new husband would not return now. Thus, she felt reassured and slightly lifted a corner of the bridal veil, curiously sizing up the bridal chamber.
Red candles, weighing poles, quilts, tents, and red silk everywhere. All of them were filled with a joyous red color.
Yun Qiu looked at the red dates, peanuts, osmanthus and lotus seeds surrounding him, and thought to herself that although he, a man, lived alone, this wedding ceremony was indeed well done. There were actually quite a few things in a marriage, and there was even the feeling of an old inheritance.
Go to sleep, she still had to marry when she got there, so she wouldn't be able to sleep then.
With this thought in mind, Yun Qiu's mental state relaxed and fell into a state of half dreaming and half awake along with the bumpy ride.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, she felt the carriage suddenly shake while still in a daze. Afterwards, it was as if it fell onto the ground, steady and not shaking anymore.
Eh? Why did he stop? Could it be that he had already arrived?
Just as he was about to lift up the curtain and take a look at the situation outside, he heard a strange male voice say, "Young master, our brothers will be arriving here soon. Since the rest of the road isn't easy, you can go back." After a pause, the man's voice rang out again, "Eldest Miss … "Oh, no, it's time to call her a bride. Please get off the palanquin."
The words that came out of his mouth sounded extremely respectful, but the tone of his voice was truly impolite, as if the person sitting in the sedan was not even worth mentioning.
It must be the sedan bearer that the Mrs. Rong found again. Seriously, there was nothing to calm down about …
"How can I do that? Today is my young miss's day of celebration. Before we pay our respects, you are not allowed to touch the land. This is bad luck, all of you …" You... "You've gone too far!" "Bastard!"
This voice was sharp and flustered, the words that were used to scold someone were probably plundered with great difficulty. It was really hard on the Yu'er. Even though she was a straightforward person and was good at nagging, acting like a housewife, she had always been a dumb person since she was young. She even didn't know anything about scolding people. Sometimes, if one couldn't really argue with him, she would just cry, making others at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Yun Qiu raised the corner of her mouth, because the rudeness of the sedan bearers had dissipated by a lot.
"My lord, quickly get the bride down. We brothers still need to hurry on our way, and we still need to hurry home." The strange man's voice from before was getting impatient. From the looks of it, he had completely ignored the Yu'er's words.
Little did they know that these were all arranged by the warm-hearted women of the village. Originally, they had wanted to personally welcome the wedding nanny and set up a bed for her to sit on. He was sent away because Yedi told him that he didn't have such etiquette in his hometown. He was afraid that if he didn't kick them out, these aunties' wives would cause trouble for the bridal chamber as well. That would be unbearable.
Naturally, these things were not known to Yun Qiu.
At this moment, she no longer had the interest to look around. All of her attention was focused on the pastries in front of her.
Should she eat it? Yun Qiu began to be in a dilemma.
These pastries were small and exquisite, making one have an appetite for them. This was a person who was already starving. It was reasonable to say that the bride was not allowed to eat on the day of her wedding. She was still alright, as there was a worried maid who had secretly ordered some pastries for her, at least to the point of filling her stomach a little. But that was in the morning, and now, more than half a day later, the effect of the pastries was gone. All she could see now were the neat pastries on the plate.
So hungry …
"Hungry?"
"Of course I'm hungry. I haven't eaten for a whole day." Yun Qiu replied reflexively.
Eh? Who? Could it be …
Before she even had the chance to put down the corner of her red veil, Yun Qiu glanced at the person in front of him quickly from the gap that was exposed. Because of the angle, Yun Qiu could see that the person's red wedding dress had caused her face to be quickly covered in a charming blush.
It was him. So soon after the banquet?
As if he knew what she was thinking, the man's low voice sounded again, "Then, please wait a moment."
With that said, Yun Qiu heard a series of sizzling sounds, and immediately afterwards, she felt the dark red in front of him turning bright red. The sudden light was very glaring, Yun Qiu reflexively squinted his eyes. When she opened her eyes, she saw her husband.
If it wasn't for his bright red wedding suit, she really would have screamed and chased him out.
This was her husband, the man known as the poor ghost farmer? This... It doesn't look like it, does it?