Chapter 102: Gu Qingmei

Chapter 102: Chapter 102: Gu Qingmei

Gu Chang’an also stood on the field ridge, watching Xiao Yunjing pulling out seedlings with vigor, deep in thought.

In the end, he also ran to his own field to pull out seedlings.

Of course, he only pulled seedlings in a small part of his field; he wanted to see the difference between pulling them out and not.

He was still cautious; after all, he had a large family to feed. If the situation wasn’t as Xiaoli described, his whole family would starve.

It was only in the late afternoon that the two of them returned home.

Xiao Yunjing washed his feet at the riverbank, put on his shoes, and they walked home hand in hand.

As they were walking up the hill from the riverbank, they came across a person carrying a wooden bucket and holding a laundry mallet.

Gu Qingli blinked.

Isn’t this Gu Qingmei? Is this really Gu Qingmei?

She was already not very pretty, but now she looked as if she had aged several years. Her hair was disheveled, with a wooden hairpin that looked like it could fall out at any moment. Her skin was sallow, and she was thin. She wore an old blue skirt, and her stride was listless, as if she hadn’t eaten.

Overall, she looked like a refugee.

When Gu Qingmei looked up and saw Xiao Yunjing and Gu Qingli, especially the strikingly beautiful Gu Qingli, she was momentarily stunned.

Then she hurriedly lowered her head, standing aside to let the two pass.

After they passed, Gu Qingmei looked back at their retreating figures, tears instantly blurring her vision.

The woman who had once lived a life as lowly as dust had now undergone a magnificent transformation, becoming someone she had to look up to.

At this moment, Gu Qingmei’s feelings were a complicated mix, and she was filled with endless regret. The man she had schemed to marry tormented and humiliated her daily, and his whole family made her life miserable.

She didn’t dare go back to her maternal home to complain; just one wrong word would bring another round of torment.

Both of us were dishonored before marriage—why is the difference so vast? I lost my honor to Chen Erlang, while no one knows who Gu Qingli lost hers to. Yet, Xiao Third isn’t bothered in the slightest and cherishes Gu Qingli like a treasure. What about me?

Gu Qingmei didn’t dare linger. She quickly washed the clothes and returned home to hang them to dry before starting to cook dinner.

When the family returned, she once again carefully served them their meal.

“Eldest daughter, come and massage my shoulders,” Chen Erlang called her, just as she had finished tidying up and was about to rest.

Gu Qingmei didn’t dare delay. She quickly entered the room and stood behind Chen Erlang, massaging his shoulders.

“Eldest daughter, when did our village get such a beautiful young wife? Whose family is she from?” Chen Erlang’s gloomy eyes were filled with doubt. His memory had deteriorated recently, and he couldn’t recall many things from the past.

Today, on his way back from his studies, he saw a man and a woman walking hand in hand. The woman looked very familiar, but try as he might, he couldn’t remember who she was.

Yet, he had a feeling that this woman was very important to him.

How could she be so important, yet I don’t remember her? And she’s a married woman. Is she connected to me? But I have a wife too.

This strange feeling made him agitated and confused.

Gu Qingmei’s eyes flickered.

Has my husband encountered Gu Qingli?

For some unknown reason, her husband had inexplicably forgotten many things from the past, not even remembering Gu Qingli, the woman he had constantly longed for.

She remembered that when they had just gotten married, it was Gu Qingli’s name her husband had whispered when they were intimate.

Gu Qingmei said, “Husband, I haven’t seen anyone like that. I don’t know.”

Chen Erlang abruptly turned to look at Gu Qingmei.

How did I end up marrying such an idiot? An ugly and stupid idiot, not even worthy to carry that woman’s shoes! If I had married a wife like her, it would have been worth it even if I died.

Gu Qingmei felt extremely uncomfortable under his gaze and timidly asked, “Husband, why don’t I fetch you some water? You should rest early, as you have to wake up early for your studies tomorrow.”

“Go,” Chen Erlang gestured, waving his hand as if dismissing some rubbish.

Gu Qingmei was already used to being summoned and dismissed at his whim. She bit her lip to hold back her tears and quickly went to fetch water.

No matter how bitter or wronged I feel, I brought this upon myself. Perhaps if I bear a son, things will get better in the future. Doesn’t my mother-in-law want a grandson?

After Gu Qingli and Xiao Yunjing returned home and had dinner, they took their clothes, and Xiao Yunjing carried her to the hot spring.

“Huh? There’s a house now?” Gu Qingli exclaimed. “Yunjing, did you have someone build it?”

Upon arrival, they saw a large wooden house built over the hot spring.

“Mm, do you like it?” Xiao Yunjing asked, placing her into the pool in one smooth motion.

“I love it!”

I love it so much! This way, I don’t have to worry about being exposed.

Gu Qingli wrapped her arms around Xiao Yunjing’s neck and planted a kiss on his cheek.

Xiao Yunjing’s lips curved.

It would be foolish not to take the advantage my wife is offering.

He immediately took the initiative.

After a long while, Gu Qingli lay utterly exhausted in Xiao Yunjing’s arms.

“Yunjing, when are you leaving?”

“I’ll stay with you for two more days.”

“Oh.”

Hearing this, Gu Qingli’s spirits drooped.

In her heart, she was reluctant to see him go.

“What? So reluctant to part with your man?” Xiao Yunjing tilted her chin up and planted a kiss on her lips.

Gu Qingli looked up at his rugged face, so close to hers. Her man’s face was growing more resolute, exuding even more masculinity. This bronze-skinned face showed tenderness only when he looked at her.

Her soft, delicate fingers gently caressed his face.

Xiao Yunjing simply smiled, letting her touch him as she pleased.

Gu Qingli rested her head on her man’s shoulder. His strong, well-built physique, broad shoulders, and powerful waist made her feel incredibly secure.

While feeling secure, her heart also stirred with other emotions.

Gu Qingli wrapped her arms around his neck and offered him a kiss, her own way of showing him how reluctant she was for him to leave.

Xiao Yunjing was secretly overjoyed.

His wife cared for him far more than he had ever imagined. How could he not fulfill what his wife desired?

By the time the two returned, it was already very late, yet neither of them could sleep.

So Gu Qingli began telling Xiao Yunjing about matters in Qiyang County.

As Xiao Yunjing listened, the corners of his lips curved upward more and more.

His wife was so capable!

“Oh, by the way, Yunjing, I’ve also raised carrier pigeons, so we can communicate directly in the future,” Gu Qingli said to Xiao Yunjing, as if seeking praise.

“I know. Are you the one raising them, or is Wuqing?” Xiao Yunjing lovingly pinched her small, smooth-as-jade face.

Gu Qingli laughed awkwardly. “Most of the time, it’s me.”

Xiao Yunjing gave her a look that clearly said,

Oh, I believe you.

Gu Qingli was speechless.

“Sleepy?”

“Let’s sleep then.” Gu Qingli patted her mouth, yawned, and suddenly felt drowsy just talking about sleep.

“Alright.”

Xiao Yunjing blew out the lamp and held her as he closed his eyes.

Xiao Yunjing spent a few days pulling out all the excess seedlings from their twenty *mu* of paddy fields.

When Gu Dalin found out, he came to help and ended up doing the same for his own few *mu* of fields.

He had an inexplicable confidence in Gu Qingli and Xiao Yunjing, believing he just needed to follow their lead.

Seeing this, the other villagers called them crazy.

Come harvest time, they’ll have plenty to cry about,

they said.

Ms. Jiang, Ms. Yang, and Ms. Wang didn’t mind, as long as Gu Qingli was happy.

Mainly, they didn’t understand farming, so they let Gu Qingli experiment as she pleased.

After a few short days, it was time for Xiao Yunjing to leave again.

This time, Gu Qingli had made a large backpack for him. Inside, there were clothes, shoes, various medicines, and tens of thousands of taels in silver banknotes.

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