Quick Transmigration: Leisure

Tuk Tuk——

On the eve of the Lunar New Year, there was another knock on the door.

"He's a stranger; I've never seen him in this village before," the system prompted.

Seeing that the tall man's expression was relatively calm, Xia Youmi asked:

"Who is it?"

"Find someone."

Who are you looking for?

"I'm looking for Comrade Xia." The person on the other end carefully chose their words.

"What is it?" Xia Youmi continued to ask. There were no villagers living nearby; most lived about ten meters away. Normal conversation wouldn't disturb anyone.

"I just wanted to meet her and propose marriage," the blacksmith explained, already realizing that the person he was talking to was the woman herself.

I finally caught her at home, so of course I couldn't let the opportunity pass.

Xia Youmi could indeed see from the system screen that the other party was carrying quite a few New Year's gifts. They looked rather presentable and proper.

At this moment, Tao Pu also came to his side.

He gestured to her that this was the same person who had knocked on the door many times before.

The other party's motives are unclear, but they might even provide clues. Xia Youmi hesitated for a moment, then asked in return:

"only you?"

"I also have a younger brother, but he has a leg problem." The blacksmith assumed the other person was asking about his family background.

"Did you hire Matchmaker Ma?" This question carries a questioning tone and is somewhat impolite.

"Yes, it is."

"Humph."

Xia Youmi let Tao Pu into the house before unlatching the door.

She faced this strange man alone. She was dressed fairly neatly, but she couldn't hide the metallic aura emanating from her.

"The matchmaker you hired came to beat up this kid."

The blacksmith immediately launched into a barrage of questions, and before he could even get a good look at the man, he was already sweating profusely.

"I... I got my money back."

After saying that, he regretted his answer and felt uncomfortable all over.

"I won't remarry, you can go back."

The blacksmith looked up. The man before him had a resolute expression, revealing no superfluous emotions. But his eyes were bright and beautiful, seemingly possessing a kind of attraction that made one momentarily forget to reply.

Thankfully, as winter approached, Xia Youmi's complexion recovered considerably, and her skin looked healthy.

"Hey!"

"Hey." The blacksmith was startled awake. He looked around to try and ease the awkwardness, and then he saw the kitchen next to him, with the ceiling full of New Year's goods.

The surrounding objects are not only neat and tidy, but also full of ingenuity.

It's full of life.

It was the atmosphere he longed for, the New Year he yearned for.

But the more he understood this chasm, the more he wanted to bridge it. His eyes even welled up with tears, and he asked in a hoarse voice, "Could you... give me a chance?"

"I will be good to you."

Xia Youmi frowned and said, "I don't even know you!"

“We met before you got married.” The blacksmith recalled their first meeting and felt a pang of regret.

We should believe in the existence of "love at first sight" and act quickly instead of hesitating too much.

"Before you got married?" Xia Youmi asked in confusion, as she had never lived here before.

Even for a short period of time, she almost never went out.

"I saw you washing things by the river."

"..."

Xia Youmi recalled the scene from her memory. Well, her adoptive father had just passed away, and she was still wearing mourning clothes. After seeing him off, she returned home heartbroken and almost took her own life.

She tripped over a pebble, soiled her clothes, and felt pain, which made her give up on suicide.

It is speculated that it was around that time that she developed a desire to find out the truth.

She then began to take action, accepting a matchmaker from the village and agreeing to marry a local man.

Continuing to struggle here may lead to nowhere else to go.

So, when that tragic scene was witnessed, it even sparked the idea of ​​proposing marriage.

It's ridiculous.

"You should go back; it's not convenient for me to entertain guests here."

Seeing Xia Youmi's sorrowful expression, the blacksmith shuddered, only then remembering their intentions and purpose at that time.

We went to search through Teacher Gu's belongings.

"Then, accept this gift as a New Year's present." The blacksmith placed the things he was carrying on a board and didn't argue.

Feeling inexplicably apologetic towards Xia Youmi, he quickly left.

Tao Pu ran out after hearing the door close.

"Sister Youmi, who is he?"

"I don't know, they didn't leave a name." Xia Youmi flipped through the New Year's gifts left by the other party, and still carried them into the house.

Canned candy, cloth, tea, and two cans of snowflake oil.

At the very bottom is a small iron fruit knife.

The design is exquisite, the blade is incredibly sharp, and the handle is perfectly suited to a woman's hand. This is quite strange, given the strict control over knives and the punishment for being caught.

Xia Youmi felt that this gift was a bit too much for her to handle.

If I had been a few steps slower, I could have thrown it back.

Whether you're close to someone or not, who knows what price you'll have to pay?

before going to bed.

Tao Pu asked in a low voice, "Sister Youmi, why don't you remarry?"

Do you know what remarriage means?

"I know, it's written in the book."

"You've been reading a bit too many different kinds of books," Xia Youmi complained.

After thinking for a moment, she answered seriously:

"It's not that I'm not staying single to observe some kind of chastity, or that I want to take care of you wholeheartedly or anything like that."

"It's just that no one has come along who wants me to remarry. So, it's fine to live alone, no, it's peaceful."

“Taking care of another man is too much trouble. When you grow up and can be independent, you can leave quickly. Just send me some money during holidays, and you won’t need to be taken care of.”

I don't expect anything in return from you.

Xia Youmi's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, and she was almost falling asleep.

Tao Pu didn't quite understand and couldn't figure out why.

Apart from him, from childhood to adulthood, the books and the villagers all seemed to be large families with one boy, one girl, and several children.

"Then why don't you abandon me?" Tao Pu asked softly.

Xia Youmi seemed not to hear, yet also seemed to be answering, muttering in words Tao Pu couldn't understand: "Who, who dares to abandon you... What if you grow up and take revenge... what will you do?"

The system broke out in a cold sweat.

"Ok?"

Only after confirming that the minor villain hadn't heard clearly and looked somewhat confused did he give up the idea of ​​waking Xia Youmi up.

The next day, Xia Youmi was given a stern lecture by Nian Nian.

One must not become completely complacent in a comfortable environment.

Until the day of the Spring Festival.

Nothing strange happened again, and no one came knocking on the door.

They shut themselves in and lived a peaceful life.

There was a sliver of disappointment, as I had expected the Tao family and Hu Xiaodan to retaliate and cause a scene, but they remained silent, which made me suspect that they might sabotage me from the shadows.

The fish that Tao Laosan gave us was eaten, so we still consider this second brother's family the best option.

As for whether anyone will bring up the fish.

We are not afraid.

I ate my fill, then kept watch through the night with my eyes open. I drank some freshly fermented rice wine; it wasn't intoxicating, but it was sweet and satisfying.

This winter is slower than ever before.

Even the snowflakes drifted down slowly, as if afraid of waking the sleeping people.

In the first month of the lunar calendar.

I took Xiao Taopu to visit the teacher's house for the New Year.

This is what they requested; they wanted to see the child and exchange greetings.

Xia Youmi only believed that sincerity was reciprocated, unaware that her eagle eye had accelerated the research by two years.

Especially after learning about the Tao family's actions, they went over to have several reunion dinners with them.

Xia Youmi didn't stand on ceremony and brought her own New Year's goods, preserved fish, and preserved meat to cook with them.

Let's soak up the festive spirit of the New Year.