Lord God, do you want a wife?

Chapter 108: The spoiled Jin wants to marry a husband (19)

For the sake of her child, she survived. Her health had deteriorated in her early years, and after giving birth to Yu Xiao, she could no longer give birth.

She raised Yu Xiao alone, but everyone in the village looked down on Jiang Rou.

He secretly cursed Jiang Rou as a vixen who seduced the men in the village, and Yu Xiao as a disaster star who killed his own father.

They seemed to have forgotten that she was once a lady from a noble family and only remembered that she was a prostitute.

Orphans and widows, everyone wants to get some benefits from them.

Yu Xiao knew his origins since he was a child, and Jiang Rou also told him her past without reservation.

She wanted Yu Xiao to remember her real family.

Yu Xiao was more sensible than other children of his age and knew that this was a painful memory for Jiang Rou.

He also knew how much contempt and criticism Jiang Rou had endured for him.

Sometimes he even despised himself, thinking that if he hadn't been there, his mother would have seen his father a long time ago.

Yu Xiao gently pushed open the door of his home. There were no neighbors nearby. Most of them thought it was unlucky to live next to his house, so they moved away one after another.

The door was opened, and Yu Xiao was surprised to find that there was a light on in the yard.

Jiang Rou heard the sound of the door opening and walked out slowly.

Her figure looked particularly fragile under the dim light, with a hint of worry on her face, but when Yu Xiao returned safely, that worry instantly turned into a relieved smile.

"Xiao'er, you're back." Jiang Rou's voice was gentle.

Her eyesight had not been very good when she was doing embroidery in her early years. When Yu Xiao walked under the light, she saw that Yu Xiao was holding someone in his arms. She opened her eyes wide in surprise.

Her silly son, could it be that he kidnapped one and brought one back because he couldn’t find a wife?

Yu Xiao seemed to understand Jiang Rou's expression, and said helplessly: "Mom, don't let your imagination run wild. This is Bai Nian. She was injured by bandits in the mountains. I brought her home to take care of her."

After hearing the explanation, Jiang Rou blinked blankly, obviously not believing it.

Given what she knew about her son, how could she be so kind?

She walked forward, gently touched Bai Nian's hair, and then said to Yu Xiao: "Bring her in, the girl looks very weak, I will prepare some ointment for her."

Yu Xiao nodded, carefully carried Bai Nian into his room, and gently put Bai Nian on the bed, as if afraid of waking her up.

He often went into the mountains to hunt, and had a lot of ointments at home. Jiang Rou bustled around and quickly brought the ointment and a clean bandage, lit a small lamp, and began to treat Bai Nian's wound.

Although Yu Xiao had bandaged it before, it was only temporary and not as good as the ointment at home.

Jiang Rou's movements were gentle and skillful. After finishing, she covered Bai Nian with a quilt, gave him a few instructions, and went back to her room to rest.

Bai Nian was probably too tired and slept very soundly. He only frowned slightly but did not wake up.

It was late at night. Sitting beside the bed, Yu Xiao quietly looked at Bai Nian's sleeping face. After a while, he blew out the oil lamp, gently got up and left.

The Yu family's house was built when the family was divided when Yu's father was still alive, so it is not very big.

The yard has a dirt floor, and Yu Xiao has laid a few stone slabs on it, so it won't be muddy when it rains.

The several houses were built with adobe and wood, and the roofs were covered with thatch.

The house on the west side was divided into two rooms. The slightly larger room was Yu's mother's bedroom, and the smaller one was where firewood and sundries were stored.

On the east side is Yu Xiao's bedroom, which is the largest room. It was also the one that Yu's mother allocated to him because she thought that Yu Xiao would get married when he grew up.

A small kitchen was built next to the house, and it looked like it was built later.

Yu Xiao stood in the yard and saw that there was no candlelight in Yu's mother's room on the west side, so he knew that she had gone to bed early.

Bai Nian was sleeping in his room, and it was impossible for him to live in the same room with her.

After thinking about it, Yu Xiao went to the woodshed, picked up a few bundles of straw and spread them on the ground, then tiptoed into the bedroom and picked up a thin quilt and spread it on top of the straw.

Yu Xiao lay on the newly laid thatched roof, feeling a little tired. Thinking about Bai Nian in the room opposite, he couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

He could hear the chirping of insects at night and the barking of dogs in the distance. He closed his eyes and tried to calm his thoughts.

After a while, he sighed in his heart, stood up carefully, gently pushed open the creaking door, and walked towards the stream.

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When the first ray of sunlight shone through the window and onto Bai Nian's face, she slowly opened her eyes.

Found myself lying in a strange room.

Bai Nian sat up and rubbed his dizzy head, and the memory of last night gradually came back to him.

She seemed to have fallen asleep in Yu Xiao's arms, and apparently slept until the next day.

Bai Nian looked around. The furnishings in the room were very simple. She was lying on a bed made of old wood. The bed was a bit hard, and was covered with a thin straw mat and a quilt.

Next to the bed is a wardrobe that looks very old.

The paint on the wardrobe door had long since peeled off, revealing the original color of the wood, and the door on the right had long since disappeared.

Revealing the neatly folded clothes inside.

The clothes are all gray and black.

Bai Nian knew at first sight that the clothes belonged to Yu Xiao, because there were many patches on the exposed edges of the clothes.

In the corner of the room, there is a simple wooden table and two wooden stools.

On the table stood an oil lamp, a few coarse porcelain bowls and a teapot.

The house was so simple that Bai Nian could see it all at a glance.

The Yu family was living a worse life than she had imagined.

Bai Nian got out of bed carefully, and when he stood up, he felt pain in his legs.

Her expression was a little grinning.

I walked out of the room carefully. The yard was quiet, with only noises coming from the room next door.

Bai Nian stretched his head and looked, and it seemed to be a kitchen.

She narrowed her eyes slightly. Was it Yu Xiao cooking in the kitchen?

Bai Nian ate the roasted rabbit meat made by Yu Xiao yesterday, and the gluttony in his stomach was aroused.

She limped towards the kitchen door and said softly, "Brother Yu Xiao~"

When Yu's mother heard the noise, she turned around and looked into Bai Nian's eyes.

Bai Nian:......

Mother Yu:......

Good boy, she said that Yu Xiao would never bring back a girl casually.

The girl has already called her brother!

And saying that you are just imagining things is just an excuse!

She said, with Yu Xiao's style, if he encountered such a thing, he would just save the person and leave. How could he be kind enough to take the person home to take care of him?

She had seen through it a long time ago!

Mother Yu's eyes lit up, she smiled slightly, stepped forward enthusiastically, held Bai Nian's hand, and said gently: "Yu Xiao went to the county early in the morning, girl, how do you feel today?"

Bai Nian felt a little embarrassed, but he guessed the woman's identity.

Yu Xiao had just told her yesterday that his mother was also at home, but she forgot about it after she fell asleep.

The most important thing is that she called him brother in front of Yu Xiao’s mother.

Thinking of this, her cheeks flushed slightly. Feeling Jiang Rou's kindness, she said shyly, "Thank you... Thank you. I feel much better."

"Oh, kid, why are you being so polite to me? Just call me Aunt Jiang. You must be starving. Yu Xiao is the same. He didn't even tell you to give you something to eat yesterday. Come, eat two steamed buns first. The meal is not ready yet."

Mother Yu walked to the side, lifted the lid of the pot, took out a few golden steamed buns, and stuffed them into Bai Nian's hands.

The steamed cornbread was still warm when I touched it, and it seemed that Yu's mother had kept it warm from the beginning.

Bai Nian didn't have the courage to tell her that she and Yu Xiao had eaten a roasted rabbit in the mountains yesterday.

She nodded obediently, her voice soft: "Thank you, Aunt Jiang."

Mother Yu waved her hand, signaling Bai Nian not to mind, and covered the pot with a skilled move. She couldn't help but touch her cheek, "Good girl~ Go play outside, the meal will be ready soon."

Seeing that Yu's mother was quick and efficient, she didn't want to stand in the kitchen and get in the way, so she nodded lightly and walked out of the room.

After taking a bite of the steamed bread in my hand, the sweet taste immediately spread in my mouth.

She squinted her eyes in satisfaction and smacked her lips.

There is a pear tree in the yard. It is in bloom now and the branches are swaying slightly in the wind.

The flowers were blooming luxuriantly. She gently plucked a petal and placed it in the palm of her hand. A kitten rubbed against her legs.

When Yu Xiao came back, he saw Bai Nian squatting next to the fence next to the west room, which was the chicken coop built by Yu's mother.

It was very simple, just a small shed surrounded by wood.

He had a smile on his face that he didn't even notice.

"Why don't you come inside? Your leg isn't healed yet."

Bai Nian was concentrating on watching the mother hen taking care of her chicks, but he turned around immediately when he heard Yu Xiao's voice.

"Brother Yu Xiao!" The girl's voice was very cheerful. She stood up and rushed towards him.

Because Yu's mother was also there, Bai Nian was embarrassed to call him brother.

Yu Xiao was slightly stunned, then reached out to catch the girl who was rushing towards him. His arms subconsciously wrapped around her waist to stabilize her body.

Feeling the girl's soft body and a pair of hands around his waist, his body stiffened slightly and he was afraid to move.

“I’m outside looking at the chicks. They’re so cute!”

Yu Xiao felt that they were too close and quietly took two steps back.

Bai Nian pulled his sleeve in dissatisfaction and shouted, "Why are you so far away from me!"

Yu Xiao lowered his head, looking at the muddy straw sandals on his feet, and said woodenly: "Niannian, there are differences between men and women."

Bai Nian's teeth were about to break. What's the difference between men and women? Don't think she doesn't know that he secretly kissed her yesterday.

Yu Xiao is a man who says one thing but acts another!

She took a deep breath, "Yu Xiao! From now on, just treat yourself as a woman, and there will be no difference between men and women!"

She is so pissed off. If you have the ability, don't date her. At worst, we can just be sisters!

After hearing Bai Nian's words, Yu Xiao reacted blankly for a moment.

What does it mean that I am a woman from now on?

Who is the woman?

him?

He looked at his dark skin in confusion, and rarely responded to Bai Nian's words.

Looking at Yu Xiao's wooden appearance, Bai Nian felt like he was punching cotton.

She curled her lips and thought, come on, she must be sulking here alone and this guy can't tell that she is angry.

She sighed and looked up at him, "Forget it, Aunt Jiang said you went to the county early in the morning, what did you do?"

His attention was diverted to Bai Nian. He was silent for a while, frowned, and said, "I originally wanted to go to the county to find a doctor, and then ask someone from the Bai family to take you back..."

Since Yu Xiao said the word "originally", Bai Nian immediately knew that something must have changed.

"I went to the original inn, and Boss Zhang said that the Bai family had never returned since they left yesterday." Yu Xiao frowned even more tightly, "He also said that all the Bai family members died at the hands of the bandits, and when the people from the county government went there, Li Feng had even run away."

"Li Feng was let go? Impossible!"

When she fell from the cliff, the Bai family guards had already gained the upper hand, and she also heard that people from the county government were about to arrive.

How is it possible that all the Bai family members are dead?

In the end, they actually let Li Feng run away.

No wonder there are so many bandits around Lu'an County. It seems their business capabilities are not good enough.

"Did you tell me how Jia Yifan is doing?"

When Yu Xiao first heard the name, he was a little dazed. He thought Bai Nian was concerned about Jia Yifan's whereabouts, and his mood was visibly depressed.

Yes, Bai Nian was already married anyway, so she was not someone he could ever dream of.

He couldn't just...

Yu Xiao recalled Jia Yifan, he felt that he was not worthy of Bai Nian. Jia Yifan had a handsome face and exuded a scholarly air.

At first glance, he is the type that all the girls from wealthy families would like.

He was just a hunter in a small village who made a living by hunting.

His eyes darkened, but he still told the truth: "When I passed by the teahouse, the storyteller inside said that Jia Yifan and you both fell off the cliff and disappeared. I guess there is no trace of your bodies left."

Lu'an County is a small place, and any small incident will spread throughout the county in no time and become a topic of conversation after dinner.

Not to mention such an explosive story about a rich girl being brutally murdered by bandits.

Of course, this name was given by the storyteller.

Bai Nian was also speechless after hearing this.

She snorted coldly, "It would be better if Jia Yifan died, I'm just afraid that he didn't die!"

Yu Xiao was a little surprised. After all, when he met Bai Nian before, he didn't see that she had such an attitude towards Jia Yifan.

He thought Bai Nian liked Jia Yifan very much, and he took her previous words about wanting him to marry into his family as a joke.

Now it seems that things are not what he thought.

Was what she said before true?

When Yu Xiao thought of this, his heart couldn't help but beat wildly.

All the blood in my body seemed to heat up.

He looked at the girl in front of him with burning eyes, silently agreeing with her words.

Yes, it’s better that Jia Yifan is dead.

Although he didn't know why Bai Nian hated him so much, it didn't stop him from having such dark thoughts.

After saying this, Bai Nian seemed to realize her own gaffe. She took a deep breath and calmed down her angry mood.

"What he did was worse than that of pigs and dogs! He deserves to die!"

After saying this, she seemed to be afraid of destroying her image in Yu Xiao's heart, and continued, "Jia Yifan is not who you seem to be! He is scheming and will do anything to get what he wants."