Traveling through time and space to meet a replacement bride? But I’m a man!

Today only Xiaoman brought Zhou Rong with her.

There were a lot of things to do in the village, and Wang Zeren only arranged for Xiaoman to go alone.

The two of them set out before dawn. From what Wang Zeren said, he would bring Xu Wenyan here today, which really put a difficult test on his long legs.

Walking on the road once again that had once been abandoned by her parents, Zhou Rong felt mixed emotions, and her expression was dull all the way.

She was feeling nervous and uneasy. She didn't know how to face her parents. What if they wanted to drive her away again?

Even after walking a long way, Zhou Rong's heart was still numb until the sound of a waterfall brought her back to her senses.

Passing through this small cave, a silver waterfall comes into view.

Just as Xiaoman was about to go down, he saw a deep pit in front of him and a ladder on the opposite side. It seemed that Xu Wenyan was really on guard against soldiers like him.

The only thing I can do now is to call out to them: "Xu Wenyan! I'm Xiaoman!..."

In less than half a minute, Xiaohu came over from the back of the ridge and put down the wooden bridge: "Brother Xiaoman, why are you here again today?"

When they were at the bottom of the pool, Xiao Hu noticed that there was a person behind Xiao Man. He walked closer and saw it clearly: "Zhou Rong?"

Seeing her former lover, Zhou Rong wanted to hide behind Xiaoman as she looked so miserable.

The person she least wanted to see her in this embarrassing state was Xiaohu.

In the past six months, there are more scars on the body, the face looks more dry and yellow, and he has become thinner. He is not as lively as before.

I used to be shy when I saw Xiaohu, let alone now.

"Brother Xiaohu..."

The three of them didn't speak for a short distance until Wang Cuijuan saw Zhou Rong, then she hugged her and cried again.

How come the beautiful and obedient girl has become like this now?

His face was sallow and he was thin, even his hair was tangled, and he looked several years older.

Seeing Wang Cuijuan crying, Zhou Rong couldn't help herself.

Xu Wenyan didn't really feel much about this: "Xiao Man, you didn't come here just to send my cousin off, did you?"

Rong Xiaoliu poured a glass of water for Xiaoman, showing the hospitality of the host.

"Of course not. Commander Wang wants to discuss with you face to face. You know, as an official of the imperial court, there is no way he would swallow his pride and come here on his own initiative." After Xiaoman finished speaking, he drank a cup of tea and sat down with Xu Wenyan.

At this time, Chen Sanlin put down the work in his hands, sat down next to Xu Wenyan, and looked at Xiaoman with a vigilant look. His wife said that she liked Xiaoman. Although his wife said that she was teasing him, Chen Sanlin was still worried.

Now that I look at her carefully, although Xiaoman has scars on her face, she still has her charm.

You have to be careful.

Being hugged by the people around him, Xu Wenyan didn't care about him: "I have to go."

Xiaoman also smiled helplessly: "Indeed, there is no guarantee that my commander will come to force him."

Xu Wenyan also knew that there was nothing he could do about it, so he just went.

"I'll go with you." Chen Sanlin hugged Xu Wenyan.

"it is good."

It would be safer to bring Chen Sanlin along.

The other people in the family were also surprised to see Zhou Rong. After all, everyone had seen how aggressive the bandits were at that time.

It is really not easy to survive from the hands of bandits.

In order to welcome Zhou Rong, Xu Wenyan prepared a large table of dishes and even slaughtered a rabbit.

"Xiao Man, eat."

Xiaoman smiled awkwardly: "Haha, I didn't bring any money."

"I...he, he treated you." Xu Wenyan pointed at Chen Sanlin. He originally wanted to say that he treated him, but it was inevitable that some people would think too much.

"I don't ask..."

Xu Wenyan held Chen Sanlin's mouth, smiled at Xiaoman, and pushed Xiaoman in to sit down.

Then he turned around and kicked Chen Sanlin: "Look at how stingy you are."

Chen Sanlin was not angry. He patted his butt and took Xu Wenyan's hand and walked towards the dining table.

"Xiao Rong, I never thought that we would meet again." As the oldest person here, Zhou Jianye also had to speak at this time.

"Uncle, where are my parents?" Since arriving here, Zhou Rong has been afraid to see her parents, but she didn't expect that she hasn't seen her parents and her younger brother for such a long time.

Although his parents didn't get along with his second uncle's family, there wasn't a single other house around here.

Zhou Jianye avoided everyone's gaze, and the others looked at each other.

Wang Dongmei was about to speak, but Xu Wenyan said, "Your parents are dead. Your mother was killed by the deserters. As for your father, I killed him. It doesn't matter if you blame me."

"No, Zhou Rong, it's because your father betrayed us. He revealed our location to the deserters, and we were almost killed by those deserters. Besides, your father's affairs, all of us have his blood on our hands to some extent." Xiaohu hurriedly defended.

Hearing that her parents were dead, Zhou Rong just closed her eyes and thought for a while, then shook her head: "Cousin, I don't hate you, I am very grateful that you took me in, I will definitely work hard and do my best to repay you... I know what kind of people my parents are, I could have escaped with you..."

Zhou Rong told everyone about her experience, and it was true. When she was very young, she was not liked by her parents just because she was a girl.

She was just slightly disliked before, but ever since Zhou Dabao was born, she became like a servant in the Zhou family's main house, and she had to learn to do all the dirty and tiring work.

Everything at home was given to Zhou Dabao to eat, including pork lard residue during the New Year and candies after the autumn harvest. His father would also go to the mountains to pick wild fruits for his younger brother.

When I grew up a little bit, I had to cook for myself and take care of my younger brother. If I didn't do a good job, I would be beaten and scolded mercilessly.

Grandma never defended herself.

It can be said that Zhou Rong had long had enough of this family, especially when He Xianhua fled without hesitation in the end, which completely chilled Zhou Rong's heart.

Every day in the past six months, she hoped that her parents would come back to find her and take her back home.

But there was nothing, he didn't even come to see me.

Even just one look at yourself, just one look.

She wouldn't be so indifferent.

She even felt somewhat relieved when she heard the news of her parents' death.

I am glad that I don’t have to be my brother’s servant, and I am glad that I don’t have to be beaten, scolded and insulted by my closest people anymore.

After hearing what happened to Zhou Rong, Zhou Jianye sighed again and again: "Well, let's eat first. Xiaoyan still has to go back to the village. Let's eat first."

After lunch, Chen Sanlin carried a backpack with some dry goods in it. He had to bring some gifts when he went to meet the guests.

"Brother Xu! Be careful on the road!"

"Uncle, please come back soon."

The three of them walked towards Jixiang Village under the scorching sun.