Qin Si left Chen Yue Lian's house and walked a few steps before reaching his own home.
The two houses were close to each other.
A dilapidated wooden house in the countryside.
He added firewood to the kang (heated brick bed), and after the room warmed up, he used an old iron porcelain basin to pour hot water, washed his face and feet, covered himself with an old cotton quilt full of patches, and fell asleep.
The next day, a little after six o'clock.
Qin Si had something on his mind and got up early.
He had picked up some shards yesterday, and today he had to go and check to see if he could continue picking them up.
He was about to make breakfast when he heard footsteps outside.
“Qin Si.”
“Yue Lian Jie.”
Chen Yue Lian, the beautiful widowed neighbor, stood outside the kitchen door, called out, and stepped inside.
She looked different from last night.
She had clearly washed her face, her hair was tied in two braids that hung behind her, playful and cute, with a hint of intellect.
She was wearing a red cotton padded jacket with large flowers.
Qin Si stared at her, lost in thought, recalling a familiar face he had often seen on TV variety shows in his previous life.
Bai Lu, one of the 95 flowers in the entertainment industry!
She looked eight points similar, except that her skin was a bit darker.
When Qin Si first saw Chen Yue Lian, the first thing he said was:
“Damn, Bai Lu, you’ve time-traveled too?”
He almost slipped up!
Since then, Qin Si had become cautious and spoke less and less.
Thinking of the flash of snow-white, massive scenery he had seen last night, it formed a stark contrast with Chen Yue Lian’s wheat-colored skin.
At least C+!
In this impoverished era, Chen Yue Lian could still develop so well, it could only be attributed to her extraordinary talent.
Qin Si lowered his gaze, suppressing the alluring thoughts in his heart, and returned to his senses.
“I heard you making noise, I guessed you were awake, I’ve already made breakfast, come over to my place and eat.”
Chen Yue Lian smiled.
“No need, I can make my own.”
Qin Si shook his head and refused, taking out a match to light the fire.
“Don’t bother,” Chen Yue Lian walked over and grabbed Qin Si’s arm, “I’ve already made it, come to my place to eat from now on.”
“From now on…always?”
Qin Si was stunned, looking at Chen Yue Lian in surprise.
This wasn’t just about eating.
He had been in this world for about a month now, and Qin Si had roughly figured out the situation, especially in Qin Jia Village.
In these times, rural marriage was called “living together.”
Dowry and things like that were just a gesture of goodwill, and weddings were even less of a thing, people couldn’t even afford to eat, let alone hold a wedding.
If the two parties liked each other, the woman would pack her bags and move directly into the man’s home.
They would live together and that would be their life.
It was normal for villagers to visit each other and eat a meal or two, but if they ate together all the time, it wouldn’t be a visit anymore, it would be living together.
Qin Si’s eyes fell on Chen Yue Lian’s reddened ears.
He understood.
She wanted to be his wife, to marry him!
No wonder she got up so early today, she had already made breakfast.
Days were short and nights were long in winter, and the sky hadn’t even started to lighten up, and there was no farm work to be done, and there wasn’t enough food, so staying in bed a little longer meant less hunger.
Villagers usually wouldn’t get up so early.
She had come specifically for him.
This…
Qin Si suddenly felt troubled, not because Chen Yue Lian was bad, on the contrary, Chen Yue Lian was a very good woman.
She was diligent and capable.
She could handle the farm work and keep the house tidy.
Her husband had died a few years ago, and she had been supporting herself alone ever since.
She was also pretty, after all, she was the most beautiful widowed woman in Qin Jia Village.
Plus, she was eight points similar to Bai Lu, which made Qin Si feel closer to her.
When Qin Si was nearly starving to death and Chen Yue Lian gave him a mouthful of food to save his life, Qin Si had secretly vowed to himself:
If he ever had the ability, he would repay her and let Chen Yue Lian live a good life.
But he had never thought of marrying her.
She…after all, she was a widow.
Qin Si frowned.
He had a virgin complex, after all, he had lived for twenty years, spanning two worlds, and had never had a single relationship, he was still a virgin.
Now he was being asked to…he had a hurdle he couldn’t get over.
Chen Yue Lian had been observing Qin Si’s expression.
Qin Si’s behavior last night had given her a great sense of security, she was a woman, after all, no matter how strong she was.
In this era, she still had to rely on a man after all.
Otherwise, she would end up like she had been before, being bullied by people like Zhao Da Wu, without anyone to stand up for her.
So after last night, she had set her sights on her neighbor’s younger brother, Qin Si, who she knew well.
Last night, seeing that Qin Si seemed a bit lustful towards her, she thought he would definitely be willing, but now it seemed like things weren’t quite right.
Was she getting her hopes up?
Chen Yue Lian suddenly felt a little awkward.
But she could take it or leave it, she was open-minded, if it happened, it happened, if not, then it didn’t.
There was no reason to force it.
And there was no reason for her to cry or make a fuss if others didn’t agree.
It was just that she felt a little bit uncomfortable.
“Well…you make your own, my cooking might not be to your taste.”
Chen Yue Lian said this and turned to leave.
“Wait!”
Qin Si finally spoke, calling out to her, Chen Yue Lian didn’t dare to turn around, she was still a little embarrassed.
An old cow eating young grass and being rejected…
She was a woman who cared about her dignity, she wanted to keep her last bit of respect.
Luckily, it was still dark, her blushing face wouldn’t be obvious, it wasn’t as embarrassing.
“Wait…wait for what?”
Suddenly, her whole body trembled, Qin Si hugged her from behind.
His embrace made her feel a great sense of security and joy, her body stiffened, waiting for Qin Si’s answer.
Qin Si’s chin rested on her shoulder, his tone a little helpless, he said in Chen Yue Lian’s ear:
“Sister, you provoke and then leave, are you a hooligan?”
“Pfft!”
Chen Yue Lian couldn’t help but laugh.
Thinking about it, she had indeed overreacted.
It was mainly because she thought Qin Si would definitely agree, but Qin Si’s hesitation caught her off guard.
But on second thought, she suddenly said she wanted to live together, hadn’t that also caught Qin Si off guard?
“You…you don’t want to, why don’t I leave?”
Chen Yue Lian lowered her head and blushed, Qin Si’s breath on her ear was too hot, it tickled her heart.
Their bodies were touching, even though it was through cotton clothes, it made her heart tremble.
Not want to?
Qin Si lowered his head and saw the mounds that couldn’t be covered by her cotton padded jacket, and he glanced at her reddened earlobes, his heart immediately became hot.
Damn it, it was a loss but it was a loss, he would just consider it a repayment of kindness.
Cao Cao said:
Widows are also smooth~
He immediately bent down, picked up Chen Yue Lian in a princess carry, and smiled slightly:
“Who said I don’t want to!”
With that, he carried Chen Yue Lian towards the bedroom.
“Ah!”
Chen Yue Lian was startled, instinctively wrapping her arms around Qin Si’s neck.
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