Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

Zheyan rarely felt so confused.

His life seemed to have changed dramatically the moment he met Jiang Ruan.

As an ancient god surviving from the ancient times, he lived a clear-headed and open-minded life, and lived happily. He had never been so entangled and confused about anything.

Zheyan turned around and saw the woman's beautiful face in the candlelight through the wooden window.

She was twirling needle and thread, her eyes serious, and the dim candlelight made her skin look even more like cream.

Although it is spring now, it is still quite cold at night. Jiang Ruan felt a little cold and rubbed his hands. The next moment, he didn't feel so cold anymore.

She mended all the clothes that needed mending and folded them on the table.

After doing all this, I turned around and found that the moonlight was bright, shining on the field like daylight, allowing me to see everything clearly at night.

No wonder her eyes didn't get sore after doing needlework for so long.

She lowered the window, put her coat on the rack, and crawled into bed. She felt that the farmer's quilt was so fragrant and soft, just like the quilt she had used in the peach forest. Without having time to compare them carefully, she fell into a deep sleep due to exhaustion.

Little did she know that after she fell asleep, Zhe Yan appeared beside her bed, stared at her for a long time, and then raised his hand to tuck the quilt for her.

……

Early the next morning.

After Jiang Ruan woke up, he said goodbye to the old woman.

Before leaving, the old woman said, "My grandson is working in town. If you don't mind my family, you can stay. Although we won't live a rich life, we will have enough food to eat and clothes to wear all year round."

He has taken a fancy to Jiang Ruan and is arranging a marriage for his grandson.

Zheyan frowned, and hurriedly flew to Jiang Ruan, gently bumped into her, urging her to walk faster!

After bidding farewell to the old woman, Jiang Ruan took Zhe Yan and set out again for Jian'an City.

Walking on two legs is slow after all. After walking for a whole day, Jiang Ruan still couldn't find an inn or village to rest. When the sun set, he couldn't even find a dilapidated temple.

Jiang Ruan had no choice but to find a slightly cleaner place, collect firewood, make a fire to keep warm, and roast two sweet potatoes on wooden sticks as dinner for tonight.

Just eat this?

Zheyan frowned. He wanted to catch some wild game for Jiang Ruan to eat, but he was afraid that she would discover his identity. He secretly regretted why he didn't turn into an eagle so that he could catch rabbits for Jiang Ruan to eat.

Thinking of this, Zheyan came up with an idea and cast a spell of bewitching on a rabbit that was foraging.

Jiang Ruan, who was roasting sweet potatoes, saw a rabbit running in front of her. It suddenly stopped at the grass and started eating grass. It was not afraid at all even though there was someone next to it.

Jiang Ruan was curious, so he stuck a wooden stick in the mud, walked to the rabbit, picked it up and looked at it. After discovering that it was a rabbit that was still breastfeeding, he put it down and placed a sweet potato in front of it.

Zhe Yan: “…”

Not only did he not get to eat the meat, he also had to pay with a sweet potato.

"Jiujiu, come here and eat." Jiang Ruan called him.

Zheyan flew over and saw the sweet sweet potatoes lying in front of him, and started eating them with Jiang Ruan.

After eating, Jiang Ruan took out a small nest that she had placed in the package.

The nest is completely enclosed, leaving only a small opening for entry and exit.

She placed the nest in front of Zheyan and said to it, "I borrowed the old woman's cotton to make this for you. With it, you won't feel cold when you sleep at night."

Zheyan stared at this little nest, unable to help but feel happy and soft in his heart. He was so happy and laughing that he didn't know what to do.

No wonder she stayed up so late sewing last night, it looked like she had some for him too.

Zheyan didn't get disappointed at all and went straight in. The little nest was warm and the cotton was soft, so comfortable.

There is a small red ball in the nest, which is very cute.

Seeing that Zheyan liked it, Jiang Ruan was also happy. She used the package as a pillow behind her head and fell asleep.

It is very difficult to spend the night outdoors on a cold spring night.

Jiang Ruan was fine in the first half of the night, but in the second half the fire went out and even the charcoal lost its temperature. He curled up in his sleep from the cold, wishing he could roll himself into a ball.

Suddenly, in a dream that was half awake, she felt herself covered with a warm and soft quilt. The quilt had a fragrance and emitted heat. It was soft and warm on her body.

Jiang Ruan's tightly furrowed brows relaxed. He wanted to open his eyes, but he couldn't, and eventually fell into a deep sleep.

The fiery red wings covered Jiang Ruan's entire body, revealing only her delicate and peaceful sleeping face.

The owner of the wings, Zheyan, revealed his true form as a phoenix and lay on the ground. Although his gorgeous feathers were close to the ground, they were not stained by any dust. He protected Jiang Ruan under his wings.

The next morning, Jiang Ruan was awakened by the cold.

Zheyan was afraid that she would find out, so he retracted his wings when the sun rose. Not long after he retracted his wings, Jiang Ruan, who could not stand the cold temperature in the early morning, woke up.

She picked up Zheyan who was curled up in the nest and hurried on the way. On the way, she told him that she had a dream last night. When her bones were shivering with cold, suddenly a warm quilt appeared to cover her.

Zheyan listened quietly.

Another half day.

Jiang Ruan walked into a small town.

She was penniless, and after thinking for a while, she finally took off the jade pendant hanging around her waist and walked towards a pawn shop.

In the pawnshop, Jiang Ruan handed the jade pendant to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper took a look and then looked at Jiang Ruan, who was wearing clothes made of expensive fabrics.

He had never seen the material of this dress before, so he thought the woman in front of him must be the daughter of a noble family. She had fallen on hard times and had to pawn her belongings to survive.

The shopkeeper was silent for a moment before he said, "This jade pendant is of fine quality, but the young lady pawned it in a hurry, and I don't have much cash on hand."

He paused and said, "The wooden hairpin on the girl's head is made of the finest red sandalwood. The silver in the store is enough for this hairpin."

Jiang Ruan shook her head: "I can't be this hairpin."

This hairpin was a token of love given to her by Cen Sheng. Even if she had to pawn the jade pendant left to her by her father, she could not touch this hairpin.

The final decision on this hairpin lies with Cen Sheng, not with her.

The shopkeeper smiled knowingly and said, "Is it a token of love?"

Then he added, "The hairpin is not acceptable. The material of this dress is very fine. Miss, you can pawn the dress and get some silver. It is better than exchanging the fine jade pendant for such a small amount of money."

Jiang Ruan shook his head, his eyes firm: "I just treat it as a jade pendant."

This outfit belongs to Donghua, and it is not her decision.

She also couldn't bring herself to pawn something given to her by someone else, and she couldn't get over it.