I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 17 Promise
Afternoon Courtyard
Lu Jing watched Song Lingyi set up the swing in a leisurely manner, with no intention of helping at all.

"You're eating and living here for free, and you don't even bother to offer a helping hand. You're acting like a boss somewhere else..." Song Lingyi cursed while muttering to herself and clacking her hands.

"To seek the skin of a tiger is of no benefit."

"..."Song Lingyi rolled her eyes at him in her heart.

Another guest came to visit——

This time it was not Aunt Li or Er Gouzi, but the wife of the village chief who she had only met once.

Seeing the visitor, Song Lingyi straightened her slightly dirty dress and nodded hastily: "Hello, auntie."

Lu Jing is no longer in the courtyard

The village head's wife walked into the yard, smiling: "Hey, what is Lingyi busy with?"

Song Lingyi was slightly moved by the show of courtesy, but she didn't show it on her face: "I want to take a swing."

"Little girl, you are really clever and skillful." The wife of the village head said, but she did not immediately state her purpose. She just turned her head to look around the courtyard and praised: "I heard people say that you kept this place in good order after you moved in. Today I see that it is true. I still remember that when I came to see you before, this place was very deserted."

"It will become desolate if no one lives here." Song Lingyi said calmly, secretly guessing the reason why the person in front of her came to visit.

Based on her observations from living in Shili Village for many days, she knew that the village chief's wife was not a kind-hearted person, and her visit today was definitely not just a simple visit.

She pondered, never expecting that the village head's wife came here for someone——

"I heard you say before that you have been married for several months. It's not safe for you to live here alone..." The village head's wife looked at Song Lingyi with a smile, like a kind and amiable elder who only cared about her: "It is said that a daughter of a family will be sought after by hundreds of families. You have only been here for a short time, and a matchmaker has come to me, wanting me to help bring them together."

Song Lingyi's face froze, and she suppressed her emotions: "Aunt, even if we want to propose marriage, it's not appropriate without our elders present."

Speaking of this, the wife of the village head felt a little uncomfortable, but thinking of the huge sum of money the other party had promised, she still gritted her teeth and continued: “I know that it’s inappropriate to say these things when the elders are not here.

But you have to listen to me first. The man who came to ask me to be a matchmaker this time is the famous Lin family in Lin County! A few days ago, their son Lin Xuan passed by the village and fell in love with you at first sight! Since I saw you by the river last time, I have lost my appetite and can only think of you..."

Love at first sight? Losing appetite? It was clearly lust after her beauty! She was only fifteen, and these people didn't think it was a sin. Besides, she would return to Chang'an sooner or later, and couldn't just marry someone casually.

Song Lingyi complained in her heart and her face turned unhappy: "I don't know any Mr. Lin, and I don't have any plans to get engaged. Please tell me when you go back, aunt."

"Yes, you may not remember it." The village head's wife said, "But Master Lin remembers you."

Song Lingyi thought it had nothing to do with her, but seeing that the other party clearly didn't want to give up, she said with an embarrassed expression: "In that case, I won't hide it from you, Aunt. I left Chang'an a few days ago because my family didn't agree with me being with my beloved. But I have already secretly decided to spend my life with Lu Lang, and he promised to come here to find me in a few days. Please forgive me for not agreeing to it, Master Lin."

Lu Lang? Lu Jing, who was hiding behind the door, twitched his lips. This little fox didn't tell the truth.

Seeing the village head's astonished expression, Song Lingyi's lips slightly raised.

"Lingyi, you are still young and simple-minded. It is normal that you are easily deceived by men. If that Lu Lang really wants to marry you, even if your family disagrees, they will not let you leave Beijing alone." The clan leader's wife advised earnestly: "The Lin family is rich and powerful, and Mr. Lin is a handsome man. If you marry him, you will enjoy endless happiness in the future. If this marriage was not so good and it was a pity to miss it, I would not take the initiative to come to your door to tell you."

"Lu Lang is the most sincere person in the world. I have decided that I will not marry anyone else in this life. Auntie, there is no need to say more. If Lu Lang doesn't come, I would rather not marry for the rest of my life!" Song Lingyi imitated the male and female protagonists in TV dramas who were desperate for love. She spoke with emotion and tears in her voice, and her acting skills were explosive.

Finally, seeing that she refused to budge, the village head's wife had to return in defeat.

As soon as Song Lingyi saw off the wife of the village head, Aunt Li next door poked her head out and said to Song Lingyi with a look of regret, "This Aunt Liu is really something. She came to your house to propose marriage to you while your family was away. The man she mentioned is a famous playboy in the county. He is a good-looking man who is as fat as a wild boar. Lingyi, you must be alert and don't be fooled!"

Song Lingyi laughed, Aunt Li had really sharp ears.

"Thank you, Aunt Li. I'll pay attention to that." She thanked him and turned back to the yard.

Song Lingyi started hammering at the wood again.
Lu Jing, who had been hiding for a long time, quietly sat behind her and said leisurely, "Mr. Lu, you have decided to spend your life together and will not marry anyone else but him. Could it be that Miss Song is waiting for me?"

"Don't be so self-indulgent. That's just a temporary measure. Do you really agree to it?" Song Lingyi didn't even raise her head.

Lu Jing smiled and said, "I think it's good. The Song family is poor and they don't treat you well. If you catch a rich son-in-law, won't your father beg you to go back?"

The knocking sound stopped

Song Lingyi said sternly, "He had to beg me to go back, but not because I caught a rich husband."

Lu Jing held his forehead with his hand: "You still say I'm sick, you are dreaming in broad daylight."

"I'm too lazy to talk to you."

…………

Lu Jing was injured, and Song Lingyi didn't feel like really driving him away, so the two of them bickered every day, which was quite lively; Aunt Li's family next door raised money to send Er Gouzi to a private school in the county, but the brat disappeared after half a day. After the teacher came to visit, Aunt Li beat him so badly that he couldn't get out of bed for two days.

The days seem to pass by peacefully.
It was not until noon two days later, shortly after lunch, when Song Lingyi's swing was still one step away from completion, that there was a commotion outside the door and the sound of firecrackers.

When Lu Jing heard the noise outside, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is there a wedding in your village?"

Song Lingyi shook her head: "I haven't heard of it."

The sound of firecrackers stopped, and the group of people actually stopped outside their yard, and Lu Jing hid in the house again.

"This is the one, right?"

Someone outside the door asked this question, and then there was a burst of impolite and rapid knocks on the door: "Bang bang bang, bang bang bang!"

"Is anyone there? Open the door quickly!"

The noise was quite loud. Song Lingyi looked at the door that kept shaking and suspected that if she knocked on it a few more times, the door would probably crack.

This obviously malicious movement made her frown and turn to look at Lu Jing in the room. Lu Jing shrugged his shoulders, looking as if he was not involved.

So unreliable!
(End of this chapter)