The eldest aunt took Geng back home. On the way back, she searched the kitchen and took out a lot of buns, enough for the whole family to eat for a day or two.
After they all left, Liu Qiaoer couldn't help but blame Lu Yunxi.
"Xiaoxi, don't take Aunt Sun's words yesterday seriously. Even if your family is released from prison in the future, I have no intention of marrying your second brother."
Lu Yunxi blinked her clear and innocent eyes: "Sister Qiaoer, did I do something wrong?"
She is still a child. It is wrong to push her out, as many people will know her identity.
Liu Qiaoer felt guilty: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't blame you, it's my fault. I shouldn't have used you as a shield."
Lu Yunxi didn't care at all: "It doesn't matter, I'm most happy to help Sister Qiao'er."
Liu Erniu wiped her tears and said, "Yes, sister, she is a daughter of an official family after all, who else can we rely on if not her?"
Liu Qiaoer couldn't help but take a look into the inner room. Didn't the novel say that this was the male protagonist's time to shine? Why did Lu Yunzheng not even show up when it came to her
Or maybe, in fact, her male protagonist is not Lu Yunzheng at all.
Just then, there was another knock on the shop door.
Liu Erniu's heart skipped a beat, and she cried, "Did grandma and the others come back again?"
Liu Qiaoer leaned over to take a look through the crack in the door, shook her head at them, opened the door, and saw Niu Dahu and Aunt Niu standing outside.
"Why are you here?" Liu Erniu saw that Aunt Niu was closer to her than her own milk.
Aunt Niu also looked anxious: "I heard from Da Hu that your grandma came to cause trouble for you. I was afraid that something might happen to you, so I hurried over to see if I could help."
Liu Erniu invited the two into the house and closed the door again, looking frustrated: "Grandma and my aunt want to redeem me. Madam Lu pointed me to the second son of the Lu family, but no one knows when Lord Lu and his family will be released from prison. If I wait for the second son, I will end up waiting for him in prison."
Yes, the Lu family can’t protect themselves, let alone Liu Qiaoer.
Lu Yunxi's eyes were red with sadness.
Liu Qiaoer hugged her and patted her: "It's okay, it's better to live a peaceful life than to quarrel with them all day long."
Aunt Niu knew very well what was going on with the Liu family and sighed heavily.
"Your grandma wasn't like this before. Ever since your aunt married into the family, she has been full of ulterior motives."
"Auntie, I do have a solution. Tell me, do you think it will work?"
Liu Qiaoer smiled and didn't comment. Liu Erniu shook Aunt Niu's arm curiously: "Auntie, do you have a solution? Tell me quickly, tell me quickly."
Aunt Niu reached across the table and grabbed Liu Qiao'er's hand, patted her and said, "Qiao'er, you know that Dahu has liked you since you were a child. If it weren't for your greedy aunt who sold you out, maybe you and Dahu would have been married a long time ago."
"Now that the Lu family is gone, I will redeem you and you will marry Da Hu and live a good life. I promise that as long as I am here, your aunt will never dare to bully you sisters again. When Erniu gets married, I will prepare a dowry for her. What do you think?"
Liu Qiaoer refused without even thinking about it.
"Aunt, my indenture is in Madam Lu's hands. Even if I want to get married, I need Madam Lu's consent. And she has already betrothed me to the Second Young Master. The ransom will definitely be higher. Da Hu deserves a better woman. I... let it go."
Aunt Niu sighed deeply, with a bitter smile on her helpless face.
"I knew you wouldn't agree, but my silly son refused to give up and insisted that I ask. Well, if that's the case, forget it. The eldest son Lu is gone, but the second son is still here. If you are willing to wait, then wait. There will always be a day when all the hardship will pay off."
Liu Erniu pouted, not satisfied with Liu Qiaoer's answer, and advised: "Sister, Brother Dahu is such a good person, why don't you agree? After all, you are still a maid. Even if you marry the second son of the Lu family in the future, he may not really like you and live a good life with you. They are matched with young ladies like the Su family. Don't be too picky and end up wasting your time."
After hearing what Liu Erniu said, Lu Yunxi disagreed.
"No, my second brother is a very nice person. Sister Qiao'er is so nice. We all like her, and he will definitely like her too."
Liu Erniu chuckled, "That's now. When Lord Lu comes out of prison, he will still be Lord Lu. Have you ever seen a young man from an official family marry a country girl? If you tell others about it, they will laugh at you to death."
Lu Yunxi couldn't argue with Liu Erniu, so he turned around and went back to the backyard in anger.
Seeing that Liu Qiaoer refused to confess, Aunt Niu had no choice but to get up and leave.
In the yard, Niu Dahu was still helping Liu Qiaoer chop wood and fetch water. What he gave to Liu Qiaoer far exceeded the wages Liu Qiaoer gave him.
“Qiaoer…” Niu Dahu’s ears turned red when he saw Liu Qiaoer, a typical shy boy.
Liu Qiaoer felt that she must make things clear with Niu Dahu today and not delay him.
She took a deep breath and said, "Brother Dahu, thank you for your love, but I can't marry you. I'm sorry."
Niu Dahu scratched the back of his head foolishly, and a trace of sadness flashed in his clear eyes.
"Qiao'er, you don't have to say sorry. It doesn't matter if you don't like me. I just like you."
Liu Qiao'er pursed her lips and said, "You'd better stop liking me. When you get married in the future, the person you like should be your wife."
Niu Dahu, however, said indifferently: "Qiao'er, you are half a year older than me. If you don't get married, I won't be in a hurry. I will wait until you get married before I talk to you."
The meaning is very clear, he wants to wait for Liu Qiaoer.
Liu Qiaoer suddenly felt very sad. If she had not traveled through time, it would have been such a happy thing for the original owner to marry Niu Dahu.
But she understood that she and Niu Dahu were not the same kind of people at all.
Liu Qiaoer wanted to say something, but her throat was choked and she couldn't utter some harsh words.
Niu Dahu added: "I heard that you are going to marry the second son of the Lu family. Erniu is right. After all, the second son has high standards. If you really marry him, you will be wronged. If he is not happy to marry you, you still have me. I don't dislike you."
Liu Qiao'er suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "You are just like Erniu, you don't hope for my well-being at all. But, Dahu, you are the only son in the family. You should think about your mother, even if it's not what others think. She wants you to get married early and have children."
Liu Erniu also advised at this time: "Brother Dahu, in fact, you are not worthy of my sister. She is marrying up if she marries the second young master, but if she marries the poor scholar across the street, it is also acceptable."
The poor scholar across from me? Liu Qiaoer frowned.
"Who is it, a man coming out of there?"
Liu Erniu blinked her eyes and said, "It's the scholar across the street. He comes to eat noodles every day and always stares at me. Sometimes when you're not around, he'll even ask about you. I think he's probably attracted to you."
Liu Qiaoer rolled her eyes speechlessly: "What are you talking about? I don't even know her. You just sell buns all day long. Where do you get so much gossip from?"
As they were talking, there was another knock on the shop door.
"Is anyone there? Is anyone in the store? Are you still buying noodles today?"