The boy's milky coquettish voice and the girl's tender soothing voice spread out the door and into the ears of the man in white at the door.
"Uncle, you're awake!" Jiang Hexi first noticed the tall man standing silently outside the door and exclaimed.
Hearing this title, Huo Jingchen's face darkened instantly, and the veins on his forehead popped out, and he barely held back his rising anger.
Jiang Hexi glanced helplessly at her brother who was speaking eloquently. Seeing the livid man, she hurriedly tried to smooth things over and said, "You're awake. Why did you get out of bed? You should have a good rest now."
"I came here this time to thank the girl for saving my life."
"There is nothing I can do to repay you. If the girl is in trouble, I will definitely repay you."
The man in white clasped his fists, his usually indifferent eyes were now filled with cautious gratitude, and he looked seriously at the young woman in front of him.
"Since the young master is like this, the little girl has no choice but to be respectful rather than obey your orders. I would like to thank you in advance, young master."
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Hexi agreed. After all, this mysterious man seemed to have an unusual identity, and he might be able to come in handy in the future.
"Girl Xi, open the door quickly! Second Auntie congratulates you!"
A huge and noisy knock on the door broke the warm scene of several people in the house.
Jiang Hexi frowned. Although she didn't know what Zhang was trying to do, she still walked slowly to the door of the yard.
As soon as the door opened, a big red figure rushed in.
"Oh, this is Miss Jiang. She is worthy of being the daughter of a scholar. Her hands are smooth and tender. It looks like she was raised with care at first sight!" A woman in red with a big black mole on her chin said at first sight.
Jiang Hexi pulled her gloves and approached.
"No, our third brother and sister-in-law have raised Xi Yatou as a rich lady, no worse than the girls in the county!" Mrs. Zhang, who took the opportunity to squeeze into the yard, raised her chin proudly, with a look of pride.
Rong Yan's appearance.
"This appearance is also first-rate. No wonder Mr. Zhu can't wait."
"And this figure is also excellent. She is truly a rare beauty!"
Seeing that the woman with the black mole was becoming more and more outrageous, Jiang Hexi trembled with anger, threw away her big fat hand, and said angrily: "Madam, I don't know why you come to our house."
"Girl Xi, what are you talking about? This is the famous Matchmaker Fang. Who from all over the country doesn't know her?" Mrs. Zhang saw the old face of Matchmaker Fang and said hurriedly to please her.
Hearing this, Matchmaker Fang snorted proudly and held up the big red flower on her forehead.
"It turns out to be Matchmaker Fang! But no one in our family has talked about marriage, so I won't bother you, old man!" With that, Jiang Hexi was about to see off the guests and pushed Matchmaker Fang out of the yard.
"Girl, don't worry! I'm here to propose marriage to you on behalf of Mr. Zhu!" Seeing that she was about to be kicked out of the yard, Matchmaker Fang immediately revealed the purpose of her trip.
"Yes, Miss Xi, this Mr. Zhu is the eldest son of the Zhu family cloth shop in the town, and his family is extremely rich!" Mrs. Zhang became more and more excited as she spoke, as if she had already seen the white money flying towards her.
"Whether it's Mr. Zhu or Mr. Gou, it has nothing to do with me. You two should please go back." Jiang Hexi was unmoved and instead pushed the two of them out harder and harder.
"Girl Xi, you are confused! What's wrong with Mr. Zhu? Once you get married, you will be the master. When the time comes, you can live in a gold house or a silver house. It's much better than your little shabby yard!"
Mrs. Zhang pulled Jiang Hexi over and whispered in her ear, with a look of hatred that iron could not be transformed into steel.
Jiang Hexi was both angry and funny, and said sarcastically: "Since the Zhu family is so good, why didn't the second uncle give this good marriage to Sister Xingya, and instead introduced it to me?"
"Our Xingya will not be a concubine!" Mrs. Zhang was aroused by the words and blurted out immediately.
Jiang Hexi looked at Mrs. Zhang who looked guilty with a cold face, and said coolly: "Second aunt is such a good mother! My daughter is reluctant to send her as a concubine, but my niece is not soft-hearted at all."
The Jiang brothers, who had been eavesdropping for a long time, could no longer bear it. They rushed over with brooms and swept the two of them out like chickens.
Jiang Hexi took the opportunity to lock the door and ignored the two men's yelling.
"Jiang Hexi, I'm doing this all for your own good! You don't like being a concubine, but how can you be noble by being a naughty wife?" Ms. Zhang was so angry that her three siblings stamped their feet and threatened loudly.
Hearing this, Jiang Hexi immediately opened the wooden door a crack and stared at the arrogant Zhang.
"What did you say? What a rogue?"
Seeing that she was finally a little scared, Ms. Zhang smiled proudly and said sarcastically: "You three fools don't know that Ms. Hong has planned it for a long time. She is planning to marry you to Hong Jiaxing. She is so sneaky.
My naughty nephew!"
"They are even preparing the wedding ceremony. They don't even plan to give a betrothal gift. They are just waiting to marry a daughter-in-law for nothing! You will cry when the time comes."
Suddenly hearing this conspiracy, Jiang Hexi's face turned frosty, and she was so angry that she closed the door with a bang, almost catching Zhang's head that had just come over.
Zhang was startled and immediately cursed the three of them for their ignorance.
"Didn't you say that she will definitely agree to this marriage? How am I going to explain to Mr. Zhu now!" Seeing Jiang Hexi's tough attitude, Matchmaker Fang said in a strange tone.
"Sister, don't worry, this girl is just aloof. When my bitchy sister-in-law takes action, she will definitely rush into the Zhu family's door! Just wait."
It wasn't until the voices of the two people gradually faded away that the three siblings, who were standing quietly in the yard, spoke out.
"Sister, what should I do? I don't want my sister to marry a bad guy." Jiang Heyun looked at his sister worriedly. When he thought that she would be forced to marry, he cried and dropped the golden beans.
"Sister, don't get married." Jiang Hexuan pulled Jiang Hexi's sleeve tightly and begged desperately.
"Don't worry, my sister still has to keep her filial piety for my parents. There's no way you can force me." Seeing that the two of them were about to flood the Jinshan Mountains again, Jiang Hexi hurriedly comforted her softly.
After finally coaxing the two brothers with the candied haws they had just made, Jiang Hexi sat blankly on the stone stool under the wooden corridor, thinking about what had just happened.
If I remember correctly, the original protagonist never married until her death, but there is no forced marriage in the book. Could it be because her appearance created a butterfly effect and disrupted the original plot.
With a crash, Jiang Hexi suddenly stood up and murmured: "I remembered, it was Liang, the mother of the original heroine. She was the one who killed Jiang's father and Jiang's mother. It was she!"