Abandoned daughter reborn, legitimate son is resourceful

It was rare for Yuecheng to have snow in June. Passersby and tourists looked up at the falling snow with curiosity, and no one noticed what was happening in the alley.

"I'm your brother!"

The man roared heartbreakingly, but the person on the opposite side paid no attention to him. He stood by and watched coldly, allowing several strong women to attack the man one after another.

"Second Master, everything has been arranged."

The young man next to him was fair and clean, and seemed to have no lethality at all in the eyes of others. However, compared with the ragged man who was knocked to the ground by the woman, the young man's appearance was what was sought after in this world.

"Okay, when you're done playing with this ugly freak, throw him away. Don't let him appear in front of me again. It would be best if he dies."

As the young master spoke, his eyes became extremely cold. Don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge the sea by its depth. This saying has been proven true in his case. However, the man crawling on the ground can't help but make people feel sympathetic.

After the young master and the others left, the man took out a dagger from his boots, locked the woman's neck with his arm, and stabbed her without hesitation. He stabbed her without hesitation, and his eyes gradually became stained with scarlet blood. Snow fell, and the coldness overflowed from the deep alley, carrying a hint of blood.

The man looked at the sky with a sneer. Snowflakes fell into his eyes and turned into water vapor in an instant. He stretched out his hand to push away the woman who fell on him. The two women next to him didn't dare to say anything. They just took the money to do the job and didn't want to cause any deaths. It was over now. If caught by the county magistrate, they might end up in jail.

"roll!"

Chu Xiaoran growled, revealing the viciousness between his eyebrows.

The two women were startled, and hurriedly got up from the ground, trembling and supporting each other out of the alley. How could this guy be ugly? They had thought that this man was strong and they could have fun with him, but they didn't expect that he almost lost his life.

Chu Xiaoran stood up from the ground with difficulty. Someone had given him a muscle-softening powder and he now had little strength left.

He must find a way to leave Yuecheng, otherwise if Chu Zixuan finds out, he will definitely send someone to capture him. By then, the situation he will suffer will probably be even worse than it is now.

Chu Xiaoran raised his head. He didn’t know when the sky turned white and he couldn’t see anything clearly. It seemed like something was falling.

Is it snow? Chu Xiaoran didn't pursue it any further. It doesn't matter. What does it matter?

Can the snow wash away the humiliation he has suffered?

Chu Xiaoran gathered his torn clothes together, barely covering the important parts of his body. There seemed to be an ox cart next to him, with a pile of straw on it. Chu Xiaoran used all his strength to squeeze himself in completely, and then he grabbed another pile of straw to cover himself, wrapping himself tightly.

The effect of the drug made him drowsy, and his physical exhaustion made it impossible for him to stay conscious. Sleepiness overwhelmed him, and Chu Xiaoran soon lost consciousness.

"Jin Ming, weeding again?"

Nan Jinming, who was pulling weeds in the field, looked up and saw an ox cart slowly driving towards him.

Nan Jinming was wearing a black and gray coarse cloth garment with his sleeves rolled up and tied at his elbows. He had just thrown the weeds in his hand to the side of the road when the man drove his carriage onto the dirt road in front of him.

"It's Aunt Ma! Have you just come back from the city?"

Aunt Ma smiled cheerfully and started bragging with Nan Jinming: "It's great in the city! I just went to see my son and found out that he gave birth to a baby girl. She's fair and tender, and her little face is rosy! She's really adorable."

"That's fine. This child has lived in the city since birth. Life will be better and he will be more beautiful in the city. Life in the country is too rough and it's really not suitable."

Nan Jinming also echoed, patting the fresh soil on his hands. Why is the weather still a little chilly today? The summer heat hasn't passed yet, this shouldn't be the case.

"Who says it's not true? I have to go to the city more often to check on him. I heard that his father-in-law is very sharp-tongued and heartless. His father died early. I have to go and keep an eye on him. How can such a precious son be bullied by such a widower?"

As Aunt Ma spoke, she looked a little melancholy. At such an age, she had finally been looking forward to her son giving birth to a granddaughter, so she had to spoil her well. But that sharp-eyed and sharp-tongued relative was not a good person and would start scolding her if she said a few words to him. The only good thing about her was that he was closer to his granddaughter.

Aunt Ma looks honest, but she is actually smart, speaks eloquently and has a quick mind. When the village needs help, she is always the first one to rush over.

Nan Jinming just smiled and nodded, then said, "Okay, Auntie, you can go back. I'll continue weeding."

"Okay, okay! Jin Ming, I'm not saying anything too much. You're not young anymore. It's a good thing for you to get married early. There's a lot of work in the fields, and someone is at home cooking. Isn't that easier?"

"Auntie, I know what you said, but I'm so poor. Who would be willing to marry their precious son to me? What do you think? In my opinion, it's good to be alone in this life."

"I can't argue with you. Your family passed away early, and I have watched you grow up since you were a child. If you want to start a family in the future, I will help you arrange it."

"Okay, then I have to grow more food to sell for money, and I will definitely trouble you one day."

After sending away Aunt Zouma, Nan Jinming dived into the cornfield again, intending to weed out the corn, otherwise the corn would not be nutritious enough. When it is ripe, it will be big and beautiful, and it can be sold to the city when it is tender. City people like to eat tender corn, and the price is high at that time. When it is fully ripe, it can be used to make cornmeal, or sold to chickens and ducks in the city.

As soon as I turned around, I fell into the corn field. My foot stepped on something and I almost tripped. When I looked down, I was shocked.

The man was in a state of confusion, but the shame in his heart barely supported him to reach out and pull his almost torn clothes onto his body again.

Nan Jinming was surprised but also reacted. For the time being, he did not ask how this person appeared here. The most urgent thing was naturally not to leave the person here. With this in mind, Nan Jinming bent down and picked up the person.

"Don't...don't touch me!"

"Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person. You are injured. I will take you back to my home first."

Nan Jinming's voice seemed to have some kind of magic. After Chu Xiaoran heard it, he really gave up struggling. He didn't know where the sleepiness came from, but he fell asleep in the arms of a stranger.

The sun was shining brightly in the countryside at this time, but it did not feel hot. A tall woman was holding a delicate man in her arms and walking slowly towards a small rural courtyard.

The sun sets in the west and night gradually rises in the east. The crowing of chickens and barking of dogs in the countryside become beautiful music in the quiet night. The smoke from cooking gradually dissipates in the night. The wind blows through the willow treetops, and the willow trees are like dancing beauties.

In the yard, Nan Jinming was stacking the firewood that she had chopped in the afternoon neatly into the woodshed. She was the only one living in this small yard. On weekdays, she had no time to eat after doing farm work, so she would just eat a few bites of coarse cakes.

She seemed to not care about the person she rescued today, as if she had seen too many of them. These people or things had nothing to do with her. She only cared about her own life, and helping him was just a natural thing to do.

Nan Jinming had just piled up the firewood when he heard the sound of something falling from the inner room. He frowned slightly, knowing that the man had woken up. The bamboo joint next to him was filled with clean mountain spring water. He washed his hands, and wiped them on his clothes twice without hesitation before walking into the inner room.

This is a fenced yard surrounded by four sides. The walls are covered with ivy and the gate of the yard is made of bamboo joints. Fenced houses are very common in the countryside, but no one is willing to marry into the Nan family. Even if Nan Jinming is diligent, she still can't change the status quo.

Nan Jinming has no elders in her family, and she doesn't want to waste other people's time. She doesn't dare to think too much when she reaches her age. Now she is 25 years old, which makes her an older woman here. Children of the same age are five or six years old and can play freely in the fields. Whenever she sees these scenes, Nan Jinming just wants to live freely and hopes that her life will be plain and she won't be bothered by any disturbances.

"you're awake?"

Chu Xiaoran looked up and saw a woman walking in from the entrance hall. Her cloth clothes were washed to a pale color. Her sleeves were rolled up and there were water droplets on her hands. The sound of water just now should be her washing her hands.

"who are you?"

Seeing his alert face, Nan Jinming explained in a gentle and gentle voice, "My name is Nan Jinming. You fainted in my cornfield. I kindly brought you home. If you feel that there is a difference between men and women, you can leave on your own when you recover."

The woman in front of him was gentler than he had ever heard. She had a righteous look in her eyes and a clear look in her features. She spoke with a sincere look on her face, without any sign of impropriety. Her words were appropriately intimate and made him feel a little favorable towards her instantly.

Chu Xiaoran lowered his head and retracted his gaze. When he sat up just now, he already felt that his strength was slowly recovering. It should be that the effect of the medicine had worn off. He was originally the eldest son of the Chu family. After his father passed away, his mother supported the concubine to take the position. Now Chu Zixuan has legitimately taken the position of the eldest son. What is he? An unpopular eldest son?

Where should we go from now on?

If Chu Zixuan knew that he didn't die, would he send someone to kill him?

"I do not go."

"what?"

Nan Jinming thought he was hallucinating. When Chu Xiaoran woke up just now, he accidentally knocked over the wooden cup on the bedside.

I don't have any hobbies usually. When I have free time, I like to study some interesting herbs. It just so happened that Chu Xiaoran appeared, so I used him to try out the medicine.

Nan Jinming walked forward, picked up the things on the ground and put them on the wooden table next to him. The layout of the room was very compact, with many small things. In addition to a small bed and a table, there were more dried goods such as mushrooms that Nan Jinming had picked up from the mountain and stored after drying them.

"I have no home and I don't know where to go back to."

"Where is your family?"

"died."

Chu Xiaoran spoke calmly and Nan Jinming was not surprised at all. She had seen too much, so she didn't want to be born. Compared with her experience, these were just the tip of the iceberg and not worth mentioning.

"I can't live here for nothing."

"?"

"Can you cook?"

"No, do roasted sweet potatoes count?"

Because he still had the status of a eldest son, no matter how much the servants looked down on him, they would not treat him too harshly. He ate and dressed the same as the servants. It was just that sometimes when he was short of food, he would use the money he saved to buy sweet potatoes, throw them into the bottom of the pot to roast them, and then use a wooden stick to pick them out and eat them. Sometimes he could not avoid the servants, and the sweet potatoes were burnt, but fortunately there was still something edible in the core.

Nan Jinming was also a little helpless: "Besides roasting sweet potatoes, can you cook anything else?"

Chu Xiaoran shook his head, and grasped his long gown with his bony fingers. He instantly realized that his clothes seemed to have been replaced by someone.

"My...my clothes..."

Chu Xiaoran's voice was a little broken, he felt ashamed and annoyed, why was he so useless? How could he faint and let someone take advantage of him?

"I saw that it was too torn, so I changed you into my clothes. I'm strong, so the clothes are a bit too big for me. If you mind, I can go to the neighbor next door and borrow one for you."

"No... no need."

Chu Xiaoran frowned slightly. His body... had been seen by her?

Nan Jinming raised his eyebrows slightly. His family was poor and he usually just talked to his neighbors. The rest of the time he spent lying in bed at night recounting the past.

If he doesn't mind, I don't mind having one more person to talk to.

"Then you can wear them for now. I am the only one in my family. My father died early, and I don't have any clothes left. He burned them a long time ago. When I grow corn in the cornfield at home and sell the money, I will buy you new clothes."

After hearing Nan Jinming's words, Chu Xiaoran felt a warm current flowing through his wounded heart. Chu Xiaoran was grateful and stared at her for a long time without saying a word.

Chu Xiaoran looked down at the washed-out clothes on his body, which were very clean. He thought that it was torn, so it was torn. This clothes must be the warmest one he had ever worn.

"Thank you for taking me in, Miss."

"What's the point of being a young lady? I've already told you that I'm just a country woman. Just call me Jin Ming. By the way, I don't even know your name yet."

"Miss, just call me Xiao Ran."

"Xiao Ran, that sounds good. The effect of the medicine in your body has just worn off. Don't get out of bed yet. I still have chickens to feed. Please sit in the room first and I'll bring you dinner."

As Nan Jinming spoke, he opened a small wooden cabinet beside him. Inside was some dried corn kernels. He scooped some with a ladle and went out of the house.

Chu Xiaoran looked at the tall and straight figure of the woman in front of him, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart. He had never expected that he would end up in such a situation, but how could he be willing to accept this?

Being tolerant everywhere will only make Chu Zixuan become more and more aggressive. He will confront him in everything from now on. Now that he has the intention to destroy and kill him, I will definitely not tolerate him in the future. I will remember this grudge for the time being.

Chu Zixuan is a half-brother and has the same blood as himself. He is competitive in everything and is always sweet-talking to make people like him. He is ugly and people always point fingers at him in front of others. He usually avoids them and just wants to live a peaceful life. Now that he is saved from a desperate situation, how can he not avenge his past grudge?