Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

forecourt

Two strong men were unloading goods from the ox cart and moving them into the yard.

"Ayu, come and help." Qin Guanzhi urged, holding two top-ranking boxes in his hands.

Yu Yu's breath hitched. Could it be that the young master had bought another book? He quickly took it. It was quite heavy. Looking at the bright yellow veins, could it be wenge? The books inside must be extremely valuable.

Returning to the front yard, I saw it was piled high with heavy goods. My heart sank as I was shocked: How much money did this young master spend?

"Ayu, what are you still standing there for?" Qin Guanzhi said wearily. This shopping trip had exhausted him so much that he hadn't even had time to drink a sip of water for most of the day.

Yu Yu quickly handed the young master a cup of cold tea and began to organize the goods in the yard.

Qin Guanzhi gave each of the two strong men twenty copper coins. They were all villagers from Xiaohe Village, and if they spent them frugally, it would be enough to feed a family of three for two days.

Niu Guang thanked him repeatedly and patted his chest and said, "Master Qin, if you have any difficulties in the future, just come to me."

"Mr. Qin, there's me too." Chen Sheng quickly interjected.

Someone like Young Master Qin, who was generous and decisive, was obviously from a wealthy family, exuding nobility and a scholarly air. Those who came to their Xiaohe Village were most likely here to recuperate; today's wealthy people all advocated a return to nature.

Qin Guanzhi nodded politely and sent the person away.

In a blink of an eye, the courtyard returned to peace.

"Ayu, is the girl awake yet?" Qin Guanzhi asked with concern. Half of the goods he had bought today were for the girl's family. He pulled a brand new dress and a pair of shoes and socks from a chest. He then picked up a leaf-shaped white jade hairpin, stared at it for a moment, and then quietly put it back.

"The young lady's name is Ruan Chuyin, and she doesn't have a hairpin." Yu Yu glanced at the jade hairpin in the young man's hand and immediately assisted.

Qin Guanzhi was slightly stunned, then replied: "Send these to Miss Ruan. I bought three pieces of pork belly and three fish. You can take out some and exchange them with your neighbors for some eggs and vegetables." Qin Guanzhi thought about dinner and walked towards the kitchen.

Yu Yu held up a piece of snow-white satin and shook his head. "What girl these days would dress so plainly?" Especially when it came to a beauty like Sister Ruan. Instead of asking him to pass on the clothes, he might as well show up himself.

The young master was kicked out of the mansion by the general and his wife because he rejected ten marriage proposals in a row. Now that he has a beautiful woman living with him, shouldn't he be more relaxed?

Speaking of the beauty, Yu Yu slapped his head heavily.

Look at his memory! After chatting with Sister Ruan for so long, how could he have forgotten the most important thing? He quickly ran towards Ruan Chuyin's room.

Ruan Chuyin stared at the new clothes and new shoes in Yu Yu's hands, and a sour feeling rose in her nose.

She is so lucky to have met a good family!

She looked down at her gray retro long-sleeved dress, blushed, and got up from the bed.

"Sister Ruan, let me help you lower the curtain and you can change on the bed." Yu Yu tried to dissuade her, fearing that she would hurt her feet.

"Ayu, I can do it. And... I need to go to the bathroom." Ruan Chuyin replied with a blushing face. People have three urgent needs, and even if it hurts, they can only endure it.

Yu Yu hummed three times and stepped aside awkwardly. Suddenly, he remembered something and took a few sheets of white paper from the study to spread inside the embroidered shoes.

Paper is precious, but Sister Ruan’s feet are even more precious. I believe that the young master will not blame him if he knows about it.

Ruan Chuyin was completely defeated. She lowered her head and choked out a thank you. She put on her socks, stood up and walked into the bathroom.

After relieving herself, she felt much more relaxed. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, and she wanted to go to the toilet. She was so nervous that her whole body began to tremble. She shouted to the door with a trembling voice: "Ayu, can you please go out for a moment?" There was someone in the room, and she couldn't relieve herself calmly.

Ruan Chuyin breathed a sigh of relief only after hearing the door close.

There was no paper wipes in the bathroom except for a tiger, only a small piece of bamboo.

She stared at it for a while, then suddenly realized: Could this be what ancient texts called toilet chips?

No, no, absolutely not.

Whenever I think that this little piece of bamboo might have been used by someone else and then cleaned and placed here, I feel like dying.

The situation was urgent, so she bit her lower lip hard and pulled out two pieces of white paper from her shoe for emergency use.

Afterwards, she stared at Hu Zi for a while and decided to clean up the "traces" at night when the moon was dark and the wind was strong.

At this moment, she missed her parents and her best friends so much. They must be looking for her like crazy now, and she didn't know when she would be able to wear her clothes again.

When she regained her composure, she encountered a new problem—there was no clean water or soap here.

Hey~~~

She sighed again, without thinking any more, and quickly changed into a new snow satin dress.

There was no bronze mirror in the room. She glanced at the white jade hairpin placed on the Eight Immortals Table, reached out to take off the hairpin, straightened her hair with her fingers, and simply tied it into a hairstyle, then fixed it firmly with the hairpin.

When I opened the door, Yu Yu was right outside.

He stared blankly at the beauty in front of him, his little face suddenly flushed, his eyes dodged everywhere, and he didn't dare to look at her face.

Sister Ruan was so beautiful, more beautiful than any other woman he had ever seen.

He had thought that the ten noble ladies who had previously been married to the young master were already very beautiful, but compared to Sister Ruan, they were like heaven and earth.

Her skin was as white as cream, as delicate as silk, her face was pure and clear, and her figure was as graceful as a willow. Especially her pair of bright and clear eyes, her smile was as bright as stars, and wearing this new dress made her look even more light and agile as frost and snow, and she looked otherworldly.

How can there be such a beautiful woman in the world? It is truly amazing.

"Ayu, do you have any water? I need to wash my hands," Ruan Chuyin asked in a rather elegant voice. She kept replaying the classical Chinese she had learned in her head, wondering if her words were authentic.

She had previously told Yu Yu that she had fled here because her family had fallen on hard times. She wasn't good at lying, so she wasn't sure if this wording would be convincing.

"Yes, yes. I'll go get some water." Upon hearing that, Yu Yu ran away.

His heart was beating so fast that he felt like he was going to explode if he stayed any longer.

There are two large water tanks in this small courtyard. The water inside... has been there for who knows how long.

Thinking it wasn't for drinking, he quickly scooped up a basin and ran back.

Ruan Chuyin put her hands into the water and scrubbed them carefully three times.

Yu Yu looked at her actions, as if he understood something, and quickly took out the bath beans.

That's so sweet! Ruan Chuyin looked at the young man gratefully and thanked him three times.

Yu Yu scratched her head shyly and tentatively got to the point: "Sister Ruan, you are so beautiful, you must have many husbands at home, right?"

He believed that with Sister Ruan's beauty, the young master would definitely be willing to marry her even as a concubine. After all, it would be difficult to find a woman more beautiful than Sister Ruan in the world.

Ruan Chuyin was slightly surprised and quickly waved her hands, saying, "No, no. I'm not married!"

Looking at the shocked young man, she fell into deep thought.

What had led Yu Yu to mistakenly believe he was married? Could it be his hairstyle? He then gave an awkward smile: "I don't know how to style my hair very often. I usually do it however is most convenient."

"Sister Ruan, when you say "not married", you mean there is no husband and no maid at home, right?" Yu Yu froze in place with excitement, even his breathing became a little faster.

"Yes. I'm only eighteen and not in a hurry to get married." Ruan Chuyin said frankly.

The word "marriage" seemed too far away from her. Zeng Jing, on the other hand, had recently started dating a boyfriend, and they were so in love that they kept talking about marriage. Thinking of this, her eyes couldn't help but dim again.

Yu Yu was in extreme excitement and didn't notice anything unusual about Ruan Chuyin. With cute dimples on his cheeks, he smiled and said, "Sister Ruan, I'll go see if dinner is ready. I'll call you later." After that, he ran away like a meteor chasing the moon.

"Young Master, Young Master!" Yu Yu shouted all the way.

Qin Guanzhi heard his voice from a distance and quickly put down the spatula in his hand and ran out.

"Ayu, has something happened to Miss Ruan?" he asked anxiously.