Traveling through ancient times to survive

Zhao Hong was passing by a house with her sister. She secretly threw a snowball in and then quickly left with her sister.

Zhao Lan was puzzled, and soon a boy of about 18 or 19 caught up with her. Zhao Hong ignored him and continued to walk forward, and the boy behind him followed silently. Zhao Lan was so scared that she was sweating, but Zhao Hong stopped and turned around.

Zhao Hong turned her face away and didn't look directly at the visitor. She greeted the visitor gently: "Brother Hu, have you been doing well these days? Are your family members doing well?"

The handsome young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes blushed and didn't dare to look at her: "Hongmei, I'm fine, my family is fine, how are you?"

"I'm fine too, Lan'er, come here, this is Brother Hu."

Zhao Lan looked the boy up and down, and greeted him excitedly, "Hello, Brother Hu!"

The redness on the boy's face became more obvious: "Sister Zhao Lan, you too."

Aunt Zhao Lan smiled and said in a brisk voice: "Sister, Brother Hu, you guys chat, I'll go keep watch for you."

The two were silent for a while. The young man suppressed his shyness and mustered up the courage to speak first: "Hongmei, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Zhao Hong pretended to be angry: "You mean I only come to you when I'm in trouble? Can't I just want to see you?"

The boy was afraid that his sweetheart would blame him, so he apologized quickly: "Of course not, I was too excited and said the wrong thing, don't be angry."

Zhao Hong snorted proudly. The beautiful appearance of his beloved made the young man intoxicated. He blurted out his desire in his heart: "Hongmei, are you willing to marry me?"

As soon as the words came out, the boy came back to his senses, annoyed, and apologized anxiously: "I'm sorry, Hongmei, I didn't mean to force you..."

Zhao Hong nodded shyly.

"If you still don't want to..."

The young man reacted immediately and jumped three feet high in excitement: "Really? Hongmei, you promised me? I'm so happy, Hongmei, wait for me, I will go back and tell my parents to ask my mother to come to propose marriage first, and we will get married when the snow melts."

Zhao Hong grabbed the man who wanted to fly back home immediately and said, "Brother Hu, don't be impatient. Wait a minute. My parents have always treated their daughter as a cash cow..."

Zhao Hong was afraid and embarrassed to confess the terrible situation at home to her future husband. Her eyes turned red and she stopped talking in embarrassment.

The young man felt distressed and wanted to hug his beloved to comfort her, but he was afraid of offending her, so he restrained himself and patted her shoulder.

"Hongmei, don't be afraid. I will take care of you in the future. My parents are also easy to get along with. We will be a family in the future. My parents and I will protect you and make sure no one dares to bully you."

Zhao Hong was touched. They might get tired of each other in the future, but at least the boy was sincere at the moment. He offered his heart and begged for her love without reservation. Even if she could not return the same sincerity, she would try her best to care for him and love him until he took back his sincerity.

Zhao Hong smiled sincerely. Although he didn't know what happened, the young man was very sensitive to the fact that his sweetheart was really happy. He was even happier and promised, "Hongmei, tell me what your parents want. I will marry you even if it costs my life."

"What nonsense! Who wants you to risk your life? They are very greedy. If you act like a sucker, they will exploit you as much as they can."

Zhao Hong cautiously tested her: "If I say something bad about my parents, would you think I am unfilial?"

"No, I think your idea is correct. It is said that a father is kind and a son is filial. Only when parents are good to their children should they be filial. If your parents are not good to you and you still obey them, aren't you a fool?"

Zhao Hong couldn't help but raise her lips, "But other people don't care how badly my parents treat me. They will only think that I am unfilial. What if I bring trouble to your family's reputation?"

"Who has nothing better to do than to stare at other people's families? If there are people like that, they just can't stand my family being so well off and marrying a good wife. They deliberately make things difficult for me and destroy our relationship. They want to make fun of my family. How can I let them have their way?"

"If my family is unreasonable and just wants to take advantage of you, will your parents think that my family is a hindrance and not want you to marry me?"

“你嫁给我就是我们胡家人了，我家可不是好惹的，只要你不向着他们，他们就奈何不了我家。把我惹急了，我就揍你哥，让他们心疼死。”

Zhao Hong laughed out loud. It seemed that everyone knew that the eldest brother was the weak point of her family.

Zhao Hong knew that the Hu family was not easy to mess with, otherwise how could she dare to set her eyes on the second brother Hu? If she really couldn't beat her own family, and she still had to marry into their family, wouldn't that hurt others?

Although Zhao Hong had some small calculations, she was also a kind-hearted girl. This time, she planned her marriage in an unscrupulous way only because she was forced to this point by her parents.

The boy also laughed: "Hongmei, are you satisfied with me?"

Zhao Hong nodded with a smile. The light in her eyes shot straight into the boy's heart, making him remember it for the rest of his life.

The two looked at each other and smiled foolishly, and a sweet pink atmosphere filled the air.

Zhao Hong said coquettishly: "Okay, stop laughing like a fool. Let's talk business. Hasn't your family always wanted to integrate into the clan? I have a secret recipe for making charcoal. Give it to the village chief and ask to marry me. The village chief will ask my parents to agree."

The boy's first reaction was to refuse: "How can you give me your recipe? When you marry me, it would be great if you could earn some private money for yourself."

Zhao Hong was becoming more and more satisfied. "I dare not keep it to earn money myself. If my parents knew about it, they would definitely pester me and take it away by force. Even if your family is not afraid, I don't want to make a big fuss. If I just tell them that it is your family's recipe, they won't dare to make a big fuss."

“But if you hand it over directly to the village chief, everyone will know the method and you won’t be able to make any money.”

"How could that be? After we get through this snowstorm, my family can still make money together with the villagers. Won't you give me the money when you make it?"

"Of course not. From now on, I'll give you my money for safekeeping."

"That's it."

"Alas, my Hongmei is so good. Fortunately, I have a good eye for people and took the initiative to make a move. Otherwise, I would not be worthy of her."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I know Hongmei handed over the recipe because she was worried that the villagers would suffer from the cold."

"Can't it be that I want to marry you and leave home with the recipe?"

"My Hongmei is so smart. How could she not think of other ways to get rid of her terrible family?"

"Why don't you ask me where I got the recipe?"

The boy smiled innocently: "Everyone has their own secrets. If you are willing to tell me, I will listen. If you are not willing, I will pretend that I don't know."

Zhao Hong was originally planning to make up an excuse to fool him, but looking at the boy's sincere eyes, Zhao Hong couldn't continue lying.

Zhao Hong didn't dare to tell the real reason, because it was related to her sister's life and death. The more people knew, the more dangerous it would be. Zhao Hong didn't want to test people's hearts. She looked at the boy apologetically and said, "I really can't tell you now."

"It's okay. If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. I'm not really curious."

"Okay, then I'll tell you the method, you remember it well."