Tong Ruxin looked at Tong Ruyu in confusion: "What do you mean our family likes to lie? It was obviously your fault. You wanted to elope with the mountain god's bride, and you fell off the cliff by yourself. What does it have to do with our family?"
Tong Ruyu breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Tong Ruxin really didn't know anything. She smiled and said, "Okay, come on, take her away and keep her locked up."
Tong Ruxin was unwilling to do so, so she struggled: "Don't touch me, Tong Ruyu, you lied to me, didn't you?"
She had given everything for Master Fang, but in the end she found out that there was no fiancée at all and that Master Fang had never liked her from the beginning. How could she accept this
And why was Tong Ruyan here when she was clearly the bride of the mountain god? She couldn't understand, and her mind was full of questions, and she had to ask them clearly.
It was a pity that Tong Ruyu didn't seem to help her solve her doubts at all. Instead, she asked the two maids to forcibly take the man away and lock him up. As for when to release him, it all depended on his mood.
On the other side, Tong Ruyan did not take Master Fang far away, but went to the side hall next door and looked at Master Fang: "You may not know my origins yet. I am from Tongjia Village. I was once sold to a brothel as the bride of the mountain god by the people of Tongjia Village..."
Speaking of getting married, although Tong Ruyan was afraid that her affairs would be known to others, she did not think she could hide it.
After all, this is Fang Xiaoxi's brother. Fang Xiaoxi will know what Aunt Mu knows sooner or later. She is very clear-headed and this matter cannot be concealed.
Rather than waiting for others to sow discord, it would be better to tell Master Fang right from the start. She also believed that Master Fang would keep it a secret for her.
"I have finished telling you my story. I can allow you to take back what you just said. I will pretend that I never heard anything about marrying me. In fact, I have never thought of getting married in my life..."
Before she could finish her words, Fang Shaohua hugged her in his arms. Tong Ruyan looked up in shock, but saw his eyes full of heartache. Her eyes instantly turned red, and she stared at Fang Shaohua in a daze.
Seeing Tong Ruyan like this, Fang Shaohua felt very distressed: "That's not your fault, you don't have to belittle yourself. Thank you, thank you for telling me the truth, but I still want to tell you, I want to marry you, and only you in this life."
Tong Ruyan was a little curious: "Why? If it was just because I helped you, you wouldn't have to sacrifice your life."
Master Fang smiled and said, "It's not because you helped me. In fact, I have noticed you for a long time. But I am a grown man and so busy that I have no chance to get close to you. It was you who saved me this time. I am very grateful, from the bottom of my heart."
"It doesn't matter even if you've been to a brothel. I like you as a person, nothing else, so please marry me."
Although Tong Ruyan talked about how she was sold to a brothel and how Qian Jiujiu helped her later, she did not mention the special features of her body. It was not because she did not want to talk about it, but because she did not dare to take risks.
She twisted twice in Fang Shaohua's arms: "I agree, let me go."
Hearing Tong Ruyan's agreement, Fang Shaohua was instantly extremely happy: "You really agreed to me. I will go home now and ask my parents to come and propose marriage. You wait for me."
Tong Ruyan watched Fang Shaohua stride out and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Why was she in such a hurry? She tried to catch up with him, but Fang Shaohua walked so fast.
He didn't even say hello to Tong Ruyu, and left with Dongmai. Dongmai drove the carriage and headed towards Fangjia Village.
When Tong Ruyan chased him out, Fang Shaohua had already left the Tong family. She was in a state of confusion, wondering what the hell was going on.
Tong Ruyu thought that the two had not reached an agreement, so she turned around to comfort Tong Ruyan: "Xiaoyan, it's okay. Even if he doesn't want to, we have plenty of young talents in Xianyou Town. But what did you say? Did you scare him away?"
Tong Ruyan turned to look at her brother in silence: "That was impatient, not running away. I told her my background, and he was willing to marry me. He said he would go back to his parents to propose marriage."
Tong Ruyu looked at Tong Ruyan disapprovingly: "How can you tell him? What if he doesn't want to? I don't think he will come to propose marriage so soon."
Tong Ruyan looked at Tong Ruyu in confusion: "Why?"
Tong Ruyu sighed: "Don't hold out too much hope. You've been to a brothel. Even if he doesn't mind, what about his family? He will definitely tell his family."
He had also heard about the Fang family and had come into contact with them. If his sister could marry into such a family, she would be very lucky. However, such a family, ordinary people, naturally disliked people who came from brothels.
Seeing Tong Ruyan's face turn pale, Tong Ruyu felt a little sad: "Sister, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I didn't protect you well."
What could Tong Ruyan say? She smiled bitterly: "I was naive. I'm sorry, brother, for causing you trouble. You are right, he has a bright future ahead of him, and I cannot become a stain on him."
Tong Ruyu felt something was wrong: "No, you don't like him, brother just said that, what's going on between you two?"
Can Tong Ruyan say she doesn't like it? No, she likes it very much. When she stepped into Xianyou Town and saw Fang Shaohua coming to greet her, did she have his shadow in her mind
It's just that I never had any wishful thinking before, and now I finally have the chance, but... I can't tell you now, otherwise my brother will only worry more. I took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I don't like him, I'm just disappointed. Brother, I'm going back to my room first."
It’s not like Tong Ruyu hasn’t liked someone before. Looking at her sister’s eyes, she realized that her sister had fallen deeply in love with the other master without knowing when.
He clenched his fists. No, this matter cannot be let go. If Fang Shaohua does not come to propose marriage in two days, he will use Tong Ruxin's matter to force a marriage. For the sake of his sister, he can only be selfish once.
The Tong family of Tong Village Chief and even those who knew about this matter would be killed. The housekeeper came in at this time: "Master, Liuzi is back."
Liuzi was a servant sent out by Tong Ruyu some time ago to find out if there were any threshers for sale in other nearby cities.
He still wanted to seize this opportunity to make more money. In the past, he just wanted to have a good life, but now he wanted to save up a dowry for his sister.
"Bring the man in."
Liuzi rushed in by himself, his whole body in rags. If it weren’t for his face, someone would have thought he was a beggar from somewhere!
Tong Ruyu was speechless. After carefully looking for several times, she realized that it was indeed Liuzi: "No, you, what's going on?"
After Liuzi came in, because he had not completed the task, he could only let his master pry into his affairs. He did not dare to speak until his master asked him.
"Master, I am indeed Liuzi. I just didn't complete your mission. Master, you don't know that I managed to save my life with great difficulty. If it weren't for Liuzi's awakening, I would never have been able to come back."
What on earth is going on? Tong Ruyu was also very curious: "Huh? What's going on? I just asked you to go see if there is a market selling threshing machines in the next city. Did you encounter bandits?"
But then I think this shouldn't be the case. Under the rule of the current emperor, the Great Zhou is peaceful and there are no bandits at all.
Liuzi shook his head: "No, no, no, they are not bandits, they are officials who are more terrifying than bandits."
Officials more terrifying than bandits? Even Tong Ruyu was unable to react for a moment: "What's going on? Don't keep me in suspense."
Liuzi didn't dare to hide it this time, and said directly: "It's like this, Master, when I went there, he was fine. Who would have thought that he almost couldn't come back."
It turned out that the city next door to him was Shanzhou City, which was much larger than their place and had more people. Logically speaking, it was the harvest season, so a thresher should be needed.
As a result, he went to Shanzhou City. After entering the city, he found that Shanzhou City was very desolate. People on the street did not dare to go out. Let alone do business, it was not easy to survive.
There was an insect plague in Shanzhou City this year. No one knew where the insects came from, but they ate all the food in Shanzhou City. This year, Shanzhou City had no harvest.
Shanzhou City has a large population of nearly 300,000 people. How can so many people not have food
The most infuriating thing was the prefect of Shanzhou City. He did not report the matter at all because he was worried that it would affect his career, so he just suppressed the matter.
All the people were locked up inside the city and not allowed to leave. Life was miserable for the people in the entire city.
After listening to Liu Zi's story, Tong Ruyu's face changed drastically. She looked at Liu Zi and asked, "Is what you said true? Then how did you escape?"
Liuzi sighed, "Fortunately, I was lucky enough to save an old man from Shanzhou City. He took me out through a shortcut on the mountain. But he died on the way back. I buried him on the spot before returning."
Tong Ruyu was a little restless: "If what you said is true, then you must come with me to see the adults now and explain this matter to the adults clearly."
Liuzi was worried: "But sir, the leader of our Xianyou Town is just a county magistrate. I heard that the officials of Shanzhou City are supported by the army. Can we control them? What if they are just going to die?"
Tong Ruyu glared at Liuzi and said, "Bullshit, how could the Lord do something like committing suicide? The Lord must have connections with the court. Such a big thing, after verification, of course it will be reported to the court. What's more, there is an imperial envoy in the city now, what is there to be afraid of."
Liuzi really didn't know, but seeing his master's solemn look, even though he didn't want to go, he was dragged there by Tong Ruyu.