Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

A few days passed.

The head of the village led his people to prepare the private school, and invited Shen Nankui to come over and ask her to see what else needed to be added.

The private school is right in the town. Although the courtyard is not big, the school inside is spacious and bright.

When I went in, I saw dozens of sets of tables and chairs in the room, all neatly arranged, with portraits of saints hanging on the walls on both sides.

Shen Nankui smiled and shook his head, "The head of the village has already arranged everything here, there is nothing missing."

The village head stroked his beard and smiled, "Then let me tell you more about the salary."

"When Mr. Zhao was here, the monthly stipend was one dou of rice and two taels of silver. Now everything remains the same. Madam Yichuan, what do you think?"

The tuition here is indeed not high, but Shen Nankui did not expect to make a fortune from it.

"I have no objection to this."

The head of the village nodded, but he looked troubled. "There is one more thing..."

"It doesn't matter if you say so."

The village head smiled apologetically, "Although I have already told everyone that you are the new teacher of the private school, there has never been a precedent of a woman being a teacher in this town, and everyone still has some concerns. Therefore, the villagers requested that you give a trial lesson for half a month, during which time... there will be no tuition."

"But don't worry, if the villagers are satisfied with your teaching, they will make up for it later."

Shen Nankui smiled slightly, "I can understand, this is also human nature."

The head of the village heaved a sigh of relief, "Mrs. Yichuan, with your talent and knowledge, it will be no problem for you to be a teacher in a private school. It's just that I have wronged you."

"It's okay."

The two then discussed some matters related to the course.

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the other side.

When Gu Yichuan returned home, he did not see Shen Nankui. After asking, he found out that she had gone to a private school. After talking to Gu's mother, he went to the study alone.

While reading a book, he quietly waited for his wife to return.

Having not seen each other for more than half a month, he was quite worried about her and was even distracted while reading.

Gu Yichuan smiled and wondered in his heart whether she would like the jade plum blossom hairpin.

Speaking of which, this was the first time he gave something as a gift to a woman other than his family, and this person was his newlywed wife.

He was walking on the street at the time and fell in love with the jade hairpin at first sight.

He just felt that the warm and clear appearance of this plum blossom hairpin was very similar to the first time he saw her at the door of Gu's house.

At that time, he had just rushed back from the county town, and she was standing in the crowd.

Everyone was talking and laughing, with different expressions, but she just stood there quietly and calmly, in her red wedding dress, like a plum blossom proudly standing on a branch.

She looks like a winter plum, but her temperament is like this jasper, warm, moist and refreshing.

Therefore, Gu Yichuan fell in love with the hairpin at first sight and bought it with his two months' tea money.

I think she will like it, right?

When Gu Yichuan recalled the sweetness when they first got married, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

Suddenly, the door of the study was pushed open and Song Dong'er came in.

She came over with a tray in her hand, smiling, "Brother Chuan, this is the mung bean paste I made this morning. I put it in a jar and left it in the well for the whole morning. It's getting cool now. Come and have a bowl to cool down."

Gu Yichuan came back to his senses, holding the book and said, "Put it down first, I'll eat it later."

Song Dong'er put down the bowl, but did not leave immediately. She stared at Gu Yichuan for a while and said sadly: "Brother Chuan, no one takes care of you in the county, and you look thinner!"

Gu Yichuan shook his head with amusement.

"I can take care of myself. Besides, my appetite is poor in the summer, so it's normal to lose weight."

Song Dong'er pouted, "Brother Chuan, what's the difference between you marrying a new wife and not marrying a new wife? She eats and drinks well at home, but you have to suffer outside..."

Gu Yichuan frowned, "How can I be considered suffering while studying abroad? My wife is also busy at home, Dong'er, don't say such things again in the future."

Seeing his serious expression, Song Dong'er felt inexplicably aggrieved.

"Brother Chuan only cares about his new bride and doesn't care about Dong'er at all!"

Gu Yichuan looked helpless, "Dong'er, I have always treated you as my own sister. My new wife is your sister-in-law, you must respect her..."

Song Dong'er didn't want to hear him say that, so she interrupted him and said, "Brother Chuan, don't say anything more. I understand. Go ahead and do your work. I won't disturb you from reading."

After saying that, she walked out as if escaping.

When she turned her head, Gu Yichuan suddenly caught a glimpse of the green on her temples and hurriedly called her.

"and many more!"

Song Dong'er turned around and asked, "What's wrong, Brother Chuan?"

Gu Yichuan saw the hairpin clearly and stood up immediately. "Why is this hairpin on your head?"

Song Dong'er touched the hairpin on her head and said, "This was given to me by my second cousin's wife."

"She gave it to you?"

"That's right."

Seeing Gu Yichuan's disbelief, Song Dong'er explained, "When you delivered the letter that day, you also brought this hairpin to my second cousin's wife. My second cousin's wife took the hairpin, tried it on, and then gave it to me. If you don't believe me, you can ask her. If she doesn't give it to me, can I still snatch it away?"

Seeing how confident she was, Gu Yichuan was stunned for a moment.

Song Dong'er rolled her eyes and said, "Brother Chuan, it's just a hairpin. Maybe my second cousin doesn't like this style?"

Doesn't she like it?

Gu Yichuan pursed his lips, but he was unwilling to believe it.

He stretched out his hand, "Give me the hairpin."

Song Dong'er was unwilling and took two steps back and said, "Brother Chuan, although you bought this hairpin for my second cousin's wife, she has already given it to me. My second cousin's wife herself doesn't mind, so how can you take it back?"

"I can give you anything else, but not this jade hairpin."

"Why!" Song Dong'er asked angrily.

"Give it to me first, and I will compensate you with something else in the future."

Things had come to this point, and even though Song Dong'er was reluctant, she had no choice but to take off the hairpin and give it to him.

"Then it's a deal. Next time you have to compensate me with a better hairpin!"

Gu Yichuan ignored her and just stared blankly at the jade plum blossom hairpin in his hand.

Song Dong'er was unwilling to give in. She picked up a book on the table and clapped her hands, "Brother Chuan, are you going to agree or not? You took my things, you can't not compensate me, right?"

Suddenly, a piece of paper slipped out from between the pages and fell to the ground.

Song Dong'er hurried to pick it up. She wanted to put it back into the book after picking it up, but she vaguely saw that it was a portrait, so she unfolded it and took a look.

All I saw in the picture was a young, unfamiliar woman.

"Who is this?"

She was a little curious, so she went to look at the inscription on the side.

Although Song Dong'er had never received a proper education, she came to the Gu family at the age of nine and grew up with Gu Yichuan, so she also learned some words from him.

She read it out loud, "Wish to stay with Wan forever... How do you read the fourth word?"

etc--

The words "Stay Together Forever" were written on the painting, and the woman's name was Wan something.

How did she remember that the eldest daughter of the Shen family who was previously engaged to Brother Chuan had the word "Wan" in her name?

Could it be that the person in this painting is her?