"Don't infect me." Xie Lao Er heard this as he came in and immediately said.

Granny Xie glared at him, then looked closely at Sister Qiu's face. Some parts were already rotten, making it hard to look at. It really looked like some kind of infectious disease.

Granny Xie was startled and began to suspect the person Qiu Jie had been in contact with that night, but she didn't know who it was or what illness it was.

"I'm getting married in two days. He only has his eye on my face. What if I get disfigured? Will they take the wild boar back?" Xie Qingyu's voice was a little uncertain, which made even Granny Xie a little flustered.

"He's dreaming. There's no reason to break off the engagement over this." Old Lady Xie spoke toughly, but she was actually a little scared. The hunters in the mountains had blood on their hands. If they were unwilling to break off the engagement because of Xie Qingyu's face, there was really nothing she could do.

"Don't panic, let me find some herbs to apply to your wounds." The only herbs that Granny Xie could find were the most common herbs for treating external injuries.

Let Sister Qiu apply it to Xie Qingyu.

Now the whole family is afraid to go near them.

Xie Qingyu's voice still held some worry, "What if she gets disfigured? I can cover it up with a veil and still get away with it, but what will happen to Sister Qiu? If she's disfigured, no one will want her."

Xie Qingyu seemed genuinely concerned for Sister Qiu.

Upon hearing this, Sister Qiu immediately started crying.

Second Sister Xie looked up at Sister Qiu, then at Granny Xie, "Mother, didn't someone come to ask for Sister Qiu's hand in marriage a few days ago...?"

Granny Xie clearly remembered that person as well.

"You mean we agree?" Granny Xie thought about the one or two taels of silver.

"Now that Sister Qiu... isn't a virgin, and with the potential disfigurement, it won't be easy for her to get married. Since that man wants to marry her, we can just finalize the deal. At worst, we can get her drunk at the wedding... At least he's willing to marry Sister Qiu now, so we can just agree to send her to him..."

Upon hearing this, Sister Qiu tensed up. Finally, someone had brought up this matter. Although she didn't expect it to come from Sister-in-law Xie, at least it was developing in the direction Xie Qingyu had in mind.

Granny Xie was clearly tempted.

I don't want this one or two taels of silver now, I don't know if I'll have it later.

Fu Bao already needed a lot of money for her wedding; if she needed even less, it would be even harder to raise the funds.

"I think Qiu Jie is older than Qing Yu, so we'll find someone to go with her... Just say that Qiu Jie must leave before Qing Yu, and ask her if she's willing."

Granny Xie's reason is feasible.

Xie Qingyu gently patted Qiu Jie's hand to calm her down.

Granny Xie instructed the two of them not to go out and to stay at home.

She also needs to go to town to buy a large red cloth so that she can cover their heads when they go out, to prevent others from recognizing them.

Only after everyone in the family had left did Sister Qiu finally relax.

Although Xie Qingyu couldn't see, she had just heard what Granny Xie said: "You scratched your face?"

"Mmm," Qiu-jie said in a low voice.

"Scratching it will easily leave a scar, didn't I tell you that?"

"I'm afraid that if I don't scratch it until it's broken and doesn't look that serious, she won't agree." Sister Qiu just really wanted to leave this family.

The man she found didn't have a mother-in-law. As long as she worked hard, at least she felt like she was living for herself, instead of being like this man in her family, where she had to work diligently every day while constantly worrying about being sold off.

"It's alright, just be careful not to scratch any other parts of your body. It's just that this condition will take seven days to heal. If Grandma wants you to get married before me, will that person be able to accept you looking like this?" Xie Qingyu asked if Sister Qiu had given any instructions.

"I can accept it," Sister Qiu nodded.

Since that's the case, Xie Qingyu decided to let it go; as long as the goal was achieved, that was enough.

Sure enough, a matchmaker came to the door in the afternoon to talk about Sister Qiu's marriage.

Granny Xie insisted on one tael of silver, which she paid on the spot.

Because getting married before Xie Qingyu left home would be too rushed, they decided to leave on the same day as Xie Qingyu.

There are only three days left, so there's not much to prepare.

For the next few days, Granny Xie treated the two of them very well, fearing that something might go wrong because of their illness. If it turned out to be a fatal disease, that would be terrible.

Originally, since both older sisters were getting married at the same time, Fu Bao should have been called back to escort them to their weddings.

However, fearing the disease was contagious, Granny Xie dared not let Fu Bao return and did not send anyone to notify her.

This resulted in the absence of a gate in the courtyard when they got married.

It wasn't easy to come down the mountain. Tu Shen set off before dawn and arrived here around noon.

Tu Shen brought several people with him to fetch the bride, creating a lively scene with trumpet players.

However, when they arrived at the door, they encountered a peddler who was also there to pick up a bride.

Tu Shen looked at the equally festive attire opposite him and was taken aback. "You're here to pick up the bride too?"

Tu Shen's expression changed drastically, and even the trumpets blowing behind him stopped.

He lived in the mountains, where information was scarce, and no one could inform him, so he was unaware that Xie Qingyu was to be married on the same day as Sister Qiu.

At that moment, they thought the peddler had also come to marry Xie Qingyu.

Fortunately, the peddler knew that the sisters were getting married at the same time, so he stepped forward and said, "This must be the brother-in-law. It is only right that the elder sister gets married first, so I will go ahead first."

After the peddler went inside, Tu Shen finally realized the meaning of the phrase "brother-in-law," and his smile returned as he entered the room.

Granny Xie didn't have many relatives, and she didn't have any children either.

They only realized the groom had arrived when the two of them entered the courtyard.

Since it was a wedding for two people at the same time, even if Granny Xie was stingy, she still prepared some wedding candy, since Tu Shen and the peddler both brought things to the door.

Once everything was in place, the wedding procession began.

Without anyone blocking the door, marriage becomes easy.

When Tu Shen went in, he saw two brides sitting on the bed.

The peddler came in first and stood at the door looking around, but Tu Shen recognized Xie Qingyu at a glance and strode over to her side.

"Do you have anything to take with you?" Tu Shen knew Xie Qingyu's situation and knew she wouldn't have any dowry, so he only asked her if she had anything to take with her.

Xie Qingyu pointed to the box next to her.

Tu Shen immediately called two people in to carry the box, which was quite heavy and could not be carried by one person alone.

After the peddler carried Qiu Jie out, Tu Shen picked up Xie Qingyu and carried her out.

Normally, there should also be a part of the wedding ceremony where the bride cries.

However, Granny Xie was afraid that the two people's illnesses would be transmitted to them, so she said that Tu Shen and the others were far away and could not afford to waste time, so she would not take this step and just go back quickly.

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