The little Fubao in the deserted village made all the dignitaries in the court go crazy with envy

It was almost midnight when the Yuxi Village buffet ended.

The villagers were all so drunk that they couldn't even put away the tables and chairs. They just left them in the open air and waited to collect them tomorrow when they were sober.

No one would steal it anyway.

The women were busy taking care of the children and the drunken man, so they put that aside for the time being.

Just put the bowls and chopsticks in a basket and place it by the river, and wash them in the daylight when the sun rises.

On a cool autumn night, the moon casts a patch of fragmented light on the Yu Shui River.

The river gurgles towards the dark night in the distance, with insects chirping on both sides of the river.

The noisy chirping seemed to be responding to the village's carnival, and the chirping stopped suddenly when someone approached.

When the footsteps faded away, the sound of the bell started again.

All the way from the village entrance, the air is filled with a faint aroma of wine.

There was great joy in the village and at home. Lin Jiang drank quite a bit of wine tonight, and even though he had restrained himself, he was still a little tipsy.

After returning home, I went into my room to rest.

In a daze, I heard Da Huang barking and occasionally a woman's panicked cry.

Lin Jiang turned over, frowned, and took some effort to open his eyes, then got up from the bed to see what was going on.

The moonlight in the courtyard is dim, and the shadows of the houses are hazy.

The gate to the Lin family's courtyard was half open, and the man was hidden in the darkness behind the door curtain and could not be seen clearly.

One can only tell from the vague outline that it is a woman.

Dahuang was blocking the crack in the door, bending his waist and barking fiercely at the outside. The dogs in the village would occasionally stretch their necks to respond.

The people outside the door were so frightened that they huddled together.

"Da Huang, come back." Lin Jiang stopped at the right porch and called Da Huang back first, then frowned and asked, "Who is it?"

The woman outside the door shuddered and slowly walked out of the darkness.

In the moonlight, the woman had a pretty face, but her face was pale due to the fright, which made her look even more pitiful.

Lin Jiang frowned even more tightly, "Miss Zeng? Why are you here so late?"

At this time, there was also a noise in the main room. Apparently, other people in the family heard the noise and prepared to come out to investigate. "Jiang'er, are you outside? Da Huang is barking so fiercely, who is coming home?"

Zeng Ruyu panicked and hurriedly approached Lin Jiang, begging in a low voice, "Lin Jiang, I sneaked out alone, I just want to say a few words to you, don't let your family out, please!"

Lin Jiang pursed his lips and tilted his head to answer the person in the room, "Mom, this is someone I know. She will be leaving soon. Please wait in the room for a while and don't come out."

The woman in the room paused and replied, "Okay, mother, sit in the main room for a while. I will go out to get up in the evening in half a cup of tea!"

Lin Jiang raised the corner of his eyes and a smile flashed across his face.

His mother was worried about the distinction between men and women, and was afraid of what people would say. She was afraid that he would suffer a loss, so she stayed in the house to guard him.

But the mother gave the woman half a cup of tea, enough time for her to leave as she did not want to be discovered, thus saving her face.

"Ms. Zeng, it's the middle of the night now, and a woman is out alone and not returning home. If people knew about this, your reputation would be ruined. Everything between us is clear and I really have nothing to say." Lin Jiang took a few steps back, putting some distance between himself and the woman.

He really didn't understand what she wanted by coming to him like this at this time.

You can't blame him.

To be honest, if Zeng Ruyu had planned to set up a trap by pretending to be innocent, the Zeng family would have been dealt with first before the dirty water was thrown on the Lin family.

Not to mention the Yan family, even the Jin family would not allow anything to happen to the Lin family.

"I will be getting into the bridal sedan the day after tomorrow, and the bride is going to be from the He family in Ma County." Zeng Ruyu said bitterly.

She could clearly see the vigilance and helplessness in the man's eyes.

Is she already so unbearable in his eyes?

"Congratulations, and I wish you and your husband a happy and harmonious relationship."

"I ran away secretly. I didn't dare take a carriage. I walked 20 miles alone at night."

With her back to the moonlight, Zeng Ruyu looked sadly at the young man opposite her.

He is thin and tall, with a handsome face. He is not extremely handsome, but his every move is elegant and polite.

Like a piece of warm white jade.

She had liked him very much.

A young girl is conceiving a poem and falls in love with a man for the first time. That kind of strong emotion may only happen once in her life.

"Is that all you have to say to me? If I hadn't come to find you like this, I might never see you again."

A woman gets married and leaves home.

This meeting tonight might be the last time they see each other in this life.

"Lin Jiang, you only need to say one word and I will cancel the engagement." She took a step closer, her eyes fixed on the young man's face, not wanting to miss any of his subtle expressions.

She only regretted that the moonlight was too dim and she couldn't see clearly, no matter how hard she tried.

Instead, the vision became increasingly blurred.

"Ms. Zeng." The young man spoke softly, "Please wait here for a moment. I will find someone to help me and send you back in a carriage. This matter will not be spread out. You have not been to Yuxi Village tonight, and you and I have never met."

After saying that, he turned his head and whispered to the main room, "Mom, open the main room door halfway and sit for a while. I'm going to borrow a carriage from Brother Jin's house."

"Okay, go quickly!" The door of the main room opened immediately, but Mrs. Lin did not look out curiously. Instead, she picked up a small stool and sat facing inside.

No matter who the girl from outside comes from, it won't be embarrassing.

The young man has already gone out.

Zeng Ruyu stood in the clean courtyard filled with the fragrance of medicinal herbs, looking at the back of an old woman sitting quietly at the door of the main room. The wind blew and her cheeks were cold and wet.

The old lady showed him enough respect and kindness.

Why didn't she see this kindness in his bones before?

Lin Jiang walked very fast. After giving his instructions, he walked out of the yard in a few strides. When he looked up, he bumped into a woman who was tiptoeing at the gate and trying to sneak away.

Just caught a bag.

Their eyes met, Xu En replied, "..."

Xu Enhui tried to remain calm and sighed, "Ah, the moonlight is so beautiful tonight, I just wandered over here."

Then he straightened his head and said with a very sincere expression, "I didn't hear or see anything!"

Lin Jiang coughed lightly, staring at the woman who was trying to find excuses, and raised the corners of his lips. "I'm going to borrow a carriage from Brother Jin's house. I may need to trouble Miss Xu to help me take the guests to town."

"I'll go with you?" Xu Enhui pointed at his nose in disbelief.

"Well, I'm a man, and I'm afraid I'll get gossiped if I send a woman back alone. Miss Xu has always been helpful, so you won't refuse help, right?"

"..."

The man didn't even wait for a reply after he finished speaking, and rushed to Jin's house in a hurry. It was unclear whether he was sure that she would agree or was afraid that she would refuse.

Xu Enhui fanned his face with his hands, but the heat did not go away after several attempts.

It's not shame, it's anger.

What does Lin Jiang mean?

So in his eyes she is not a girl, not a woman?

If she were to send another girl home alone, she would be worried about being gossiped about. So if they were to send someone home together, wouldn't that mean she and him would be a single couple?

It's the middle of the night!

What if her reputation is not a reputation?

Fanning with one hand was not enough to keep him cool, so Xu Enhui fanned with both hands.

It was all Mo Yi’s fault, that big mouth. He ran to her window and talked nonsense, saying that a girl came to the Lin family in the middle of the night and must want to marry her.

Unfortunately, the girl was not a dangerous person who needed to be guarded against, so the guards at the village entrance did not stop her.

She was worried that her business partner would suffer, so she ran over. However, she never expected that she would be caught by Lin Jiang and forced to work as a laborer on the spot.

...Well, her grandfather got very drunk tonight, so she wouldn't be discovered if she went out.

It's not impossible to help with this.