Scholar and old attack

Xu Shuizhou returned home happily, and when He Yuzhu saw that Xu Shuizhou came back safe and sound, he was finally able to let go of his fears.

"Mother, I have already eaten the dinner that my aunt prepared for you. I knew that my aunt didn't like us, so I didn't go home to call my mother, and made her wait anxiously."

Xu Shuizhou opened the food box while talking. Two dishes and one soup are the same as what he ate tonight, but they are not leftovers, but deliberately left out when cooking.

He Yuzhu was a little surprised, she knew the grievances between Chen Xiuxiu and their family very well, and this was the first time Chen Xiuxiu showed affection to her.

"Mother, eat it quickly, it won't taste good when it gets cold later, I caught this clear water fish myself."

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, remained silent but did not move his chopsticks, looked at Xu Shuizhou with a complicated expression, and asked slowly, "Ah Zhou, you have grown up now, tell my mother how you are What do you think about the marriage contract your father promised you?"

"Ah?" Xu Shuizhou didn't understand why He Yuzhu suddenly asked this question, his eyes widened and he was at a loss.

He Yuzhu led Xu Shuizhou to sit down, and said in a gentle and slow tone, "Now you are 17 years old. If you were replaced by someone else's brother, you would have been married long ago. Because Jing Yuan has to take the imperial examination, it has been delayed until now. Jing Yuan is in good health now, I'm afraid your marriage will start to be arranged, if you don't do it, the crazy talk in the village can't be suppressed, mother asks you, what do you think in your heart?"

Although it is a matter of marriage, parents are the masters, if two people are in love with each other, it's okay, I'm afraid that the mandarin ducks will be messed up. No parent in this world wants their children to live happily. She only has one son Xu Shuizhou under her knees. There is nothing that can make her nostalgic, only hope that the second half of her son's life can be happy.

Xu Shuizhou's eyes were a little flustered, he lowered his head and said falteringly, "Since, since the marriage contract has been made, then what to do, what to do."

He Yuzhu sighed, with a slightly angry face, "Ah Zhou, you were brought up by your mother's shit and piss. You can't hide your eyes and movements from your mother. This is related to your marriage. If you continue to be perfunctory like this, mother But really angry."

Xu Shuizhou lowered his head, kicked the legs of the table, gritted his teeth, and then raised his head and said firmly, "I, I used to only regard Brother Jing Yuan as an elder brother. I have absolutely no personal relationships with children. I don't like it and only read books." nerd."

He Yuzhu didn't speak, but looked at Xu Shuizhou patiently, waiting for his next words.

"I originally thought that as long as I did more things for my aunt, I would be able to ask my aunt to adopt me as a foster son. Our family owed a lot to my aunt's family. If it weren't for us, Uncle Jiang would not have passed away." Xu Shuizhou said. He bowed his head even harder, feeling ashamed in his heart.

"Stupid child." He Yuzhu stroked Xu Shuizhou's hair, and there was a flash of sadness in his eyes, and he choked up, "You should have told Wei Niang that you don't need to bear these things, it's all Wei Niang's fault."

Xu Shuizhou hurriedly raised his head and shook his head, "The child and the mother are one, and whoever bears the responsibility is the same."

"But mother, I didn't know that I misunderstood Brother Jing Yuan until yesterday." Xu Shuizhou paused, his face turned red.

"Oh, let's hear it." He Yuzhu only knew that there was a lot of trouble in Jiang's yard yesterday, but she was an outsider and a widow, so it was inconvenient for her to come out to negotiate.

Xu Shuizhou came back yesterday looking a little tired, so she didn't ask.

"In my heart, Brother Jing Yuan is someone who only reads the books of sages and sages. He doesn't know anything about mundane affairs and housework. But yesterday I opened my eyes. It turns out that Brother Jing Yuan is not only good at reading, but also eloquent, imposing, and intelligent. not bad."

As Xu Shuizhou spoke, he told He Yuzhu all about yesterday's events, from waking up and discovering that the medicine was poisonous, to solving the Jiang family's matter in a few words, and writing a complaint to the county government without stopping.

He Yuzhu was also amazed when he heard it, he was so calm in the face of danger, he planned a strategy, and solved all the troubles in front of him in a flash.

"I guess I must have misunderstood Brother Jing Yuan before. Brother Jing Yuan actually understands everything in his heart, but he just doesn't bother to care about it." Xu Shuizhou also admired, and also had a vague admiration.

If those things were left to him yesterday, he wouldn't be able to solve any of them, but Jiang Jingyuan solved it, and he did it so well.

"So you have a different view on him?" He Yuzhu nodded Xu Shuizhou's forehead and said with a smile.

Xu Shuizhou nodded embarrassingly, "But it's not enough to talk about liking, I don't know what I'm thinking now, I'm in a mess."

He Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. It is a good thing that her son has a good impression of Jiang Jingyuan. After all, where is the marriage contract between the two families, and their family is sorry for the Jiang family.

But what the son thinks does not represent what the Jiang family thinks. If Jiang Jingyuan doesn't like his son, this marriage contract will also be void, which is a worry after all.

"Mother, don't think about it, let nature take its course, eat quickly, it's getting cold." Xu Shuizhou persuaded.

He Yuzhu ate two mouthfuls with low interest, and seemed to think of something, then put down his chopsticks and said, "Tomorrow is Shangsi Festival, you don't have to work, take Jing Yuan out for a walk, it's not good to be bored at home all the time."

"On...Shangsi Festival!" Xu Shuizhou blinked and began to tie up his words.

"What?" He Yuzhu looked at his son suspiciously, "You already have a marriage contract, and no one will talk too much when you are together on the Shangsi Festival."

In fact, He Yuzhu still has selfish intentions, and wants his son to get along with Jiang Jingyuan more, and the relationship is all about getting along.

Xu Shuizhou closed his mouth and didn't dare to speak any more, so he replied in a low voice.

The Shangsi Festival on March [-]rd was originally a day for worshiping ancestors, also known as the Girl’s Day, because many women would hold coming-of-age ceremonies on this day, so it got this name. , Inquire about people, you can come to the door to propose marriage, or drag a matchmaker to ask.

In the Jiang family, Chen Xiuxiu is also talking about this to Jiang Jingyuan.

"Tomorrow's Shangsi Festival, you can take the water boat out to play. The friendship that the water boat has shown you all these years is in my mother's eyes. Besides, this marriage was arranged by your father himself." Chen Xiuxiu's eyes It was dark, and the voice of speaking was much lower.

Jiang Jingyuan was terrified when he heard that, he really liked men, he knew his sexual orientation before time travel, but his lingering body could not bring happiness to others, so he never liked anyone.

I have been busy dealing with family affairs since time travel, and I didn't think about it. Now that I think about it carefully, I feel cold sweat all over my body.

The person Xu Shuizhou likes is not him, but the former "Jiang Jingyuan". A friend's wife should not be bullied. With the body of "Jiang Jingyuan", he is ashamed of "Jiang Jingyuan". Now he is asked to marry his fiancée. How to make.

It's over, it's all messed up now.

At this moment, Jiang Jingyuan really had an urge to tell Chen Xiuxiu directly that he was not his son, but just a lonely ghost who took his son's body, but he couldn't say it no matter what.

Chen Xiuxiu is now at the end of her battle. When Jiang Jingyuan was dealing with the paddy fields in the clan, she could see that she was determined to die. If he told her the truth directly, he was afraid that Chen Xiuxiu would do something stupid.

If Chen Xiuxiu died, he would have no face to face "Jiang Jingyuan" under the Nine Springs.

He didn't believe that people have souls before, but after time travel, he is now absolutely sure that people still have souls, maybe there are gods and gods in the underworld, but ordinary people can't see it.

But if he didn't say anything, what face would he have to face Xu Shuizhou?

"Mom, can I not go?" Jiang Jingyuan was a little awkward, he really couldn't do such a thing of stealing other people's wives.

Chen Xiuxiu sighed and took Jiang Jingyuan's hand, firmly vetoing it, "No, this marriage contract was made by your father, and your father told me to never disappoint that child Shuizhou, besides, that child Shuizhou has treated you all these years. You also know in your heart what your intentions are, and you have the heart to let down such a person who treats you wholeheartedly?"

Could not bear.

Jiang Jingyuan said something silently in his heart, but then smiled wryly, so what if he couldn't bear it, he is not "Jiang Jingyuan"!

"Son, listen to Wei Niang's advice, if you miss the child Shuizhou, you will never find a better wife or husband than Shuizhou." Chen Xiuxiu said softly.

"Since Shuizhou was sensible, he has been busy behind me. Sometimes I don't have time to do housework, and this child helps to do it. In addition to the paddy field, there are several acres of dry land at home. It's reasonable, and even go to Qingshui River to catch a few fish for you to replenish your body every now and then, you don't want such a husband, what else do you want?"

Chen Xiuxiu earnestly and kindly said, if it weren't for the fact that her husband's matter was stuck in her heart like a fishbone, she would have regarded Xu Shuizhou as her son.

"I..." Jiang Jingyuan opened his mouth but couldn't speak. No matter how good Xu Shuizhou was, no matter how nice he was to Jiang Jingyuan, it wasn't for him. The person he liked was no longer in this world.

Chen Xiuxiu glanced at her son's complicated expression, and continued, "Forget it, it's all my fault for protecting you so well and not asking about everything, so you haven't gotten the hang of it yet, but it doesn't matter, all the feelings in this world are just running-in. If you come out, you should take advantage of the time before you get married and get along with Shuizhou well, and if you really don't like it in the end, mother will not force you."

Chen Xiuxiu thought to herself, for a child as good as Shui Zhou, it would be easy to win her son's heart. After they got married, she would be able to relax a bit, and then separate the young couple to live alone. She can also be quiet.

But after thinking about it, she was afraid that her son would be an elm-headed man who would fail Xu Shuizhou's friendship in the end, so she beat him again, "If you really don't like that child Shuizhou, you should tell your heart earlier, don't worry about it." Make people sad."

Chen Xiuxiu had already made up her mind that if her son and Xu Shuizhou couldn't make up in the end, she would take Xu Shuizhou as her adoptive son and share half of the family property with him as compensation.