Pastoral Pretty Lady

Chapter 3
As the sun sets, the fiery red sunset glows from the western horizon to the middle sky. The Cangshan Mountain in the distance and the nearby green trees are covered with a layer of golden light.After the glow, there is a large black cloud, which seems to engulf the glow, but it looks even more beautiful.

On the small road between the mountains, a team of welcoming relatives came from afar.In addition to the bridegroom, this team only has four sedan chair bearers, two trumpets and gongs, and one is Xi Niang, an elder who settles down.

This welcoming team is actually not shabby in Songshan Village. After all, many families only hire a small sedan chair for two people, and what's more, a little donkey is enough to welcome them back.However, compared with other marriages in the town, it was still somewhat perfunctory.There was also somewhat disdain on the faces of the people who welcomed the relatives.

At the front of the line is the groom An Ran.As a livestock dealer, he is not as lean and dark as a farmer's man, but has fine skin and tender flesh, and a fair and handsome face.

It stands to reason that getting married is a happy event, but he didn't show any smile, instead he seemed preoccupied, and looked forward from time to time, as if he was looking forward to something.

The girl in the sedan chair didn't seem to be as well-behaved as other brides, but she lifted the wedding scarf on her head all of a sudden.

The bride looked sixteen or seventeen years old, her hair was not decorated much, and she only wore a plain silver hairpin.A small heart-shaped face, slightly thicker than ordinary women's but very beautiful willow-leaf eyebrows, a pair of big almond-shaped eyes, and a small nose, the whole person feels a bit heroic.

This is today's bride Gu Xiaoyu.

At this time, she didn't feel any joy, instead she frowned, ah, what a god, this ancient woman suffered too much to get married!
One month before the wedding, I started to toss about choosing a name, Najib, and preparing wedding clothes and dowry.Last night I had to open my face again, comb my hair, got up early in the morning to do my makeup on the wedding day, and couldn't eat yet.It was so easy to get on the bridal sedan chair, but the bearers deliberately played tricks, making her stomach churn!
If it weren't for Yuanshen's last wish to marry An Ran, she would have escaped marriage a long time ago!
Speaking of it, Yuanshen was really unlucky, his mother died early when he was five years old, and his father also passed away when he was ten years old, leaving only this paper marriage contract.

I don't know if An's family is worried about her ill health, or An Ran really wants to study for a few more years. The wedding event that was supposed to be held three years ago was postponed until she was 17 years old.At any rate, An Jia agreed to marry her, but was bitten to death by a poisonous snake one month before the wedding, and Gu Xiaoyu just happened to cross over.

Yuanzheng was quiet and well-behaved by nature, and did not compete with her for the body, but only hoped that Gu Xiaoyu would marry Anran, fulfilling her and her father's wishes.

Occupying someone else's body can only be a matter of loyalty.

If he is really a good person, Gu Xiaoyu would not mind partnering with him.If not, hehe, she wouldn't just let it go!
Just as he was thinking, suddenly, the shaking sedan chair stopped.

Gu Xiaoyu was very strange. She just heard an aunt say yesterday that the world is so big that it is not as big as the procession for welcoming relatives. Even officials' sedan chairs will give way.How did this suddenly stop?
Gently opened the car curtain, her eyebrows frowned slightly.This is the junction of Songshan Village and Cuiliu Town, with a mountain on the left and right.On the left is Panlongling, and on the right is Luoyingpo.Because this is the only way to the town, and the terrain is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so a group of bandits occupy the mountain as king.Why did the sedan chair stop at this place, could it be...

Looking into the distance, Gu Xiaoyu wanted to slap her crow's mouth.They really encountered bandits!

The leader is a black fat man.He stood in the middle of the road, held a big knife and shouted: "I opened this road, and I planted this tree. If you want to live from now on, you can save money to buy roads!"

Hearing this, the matchmaker trembled in fright: "Grandpa hero, please forgive me, I'm just a matchmaker! If you want money to find this An's family, they are big families in the city!"

Unexpectedly, the matchmaker would expose them. The An family was angry and scared, and panicked for a while.

But at this time, An Ran, the bridegroom who should have been the most nervous and fearful, actually showed a happy look on his face, but it was fleeting!
According to the etiquette of the Jianghu people, he cupped his fists at the bandits and said, "Your Majesty, we are here today to welcome the relatives, and we did not bring any money with us. Please raise your hand high, we will definitely thank you someday!"

After hearing what he said, the fat man laughed loudly: "Listen, brothers, this joke is too funny! The one who married the wife is this little boy and not me, why should we hold our hands high!"

Immediately, a little bandit echoed: "It's not a big deal, it's a horse and a sedan chair, and if you say you don't have money, you're definitely fooling people!"

"It's okay without money. You can go, but the bride has to stay. I just need a Mrs. Yazhai!"

"You're talking nonsense!" The An family heard this, and hurriedly retorted, "How can the daughter-in-law of the An family marry a bandit!"

The fat man seemed a little annoyed, and shook the big knife in his hand: "What's wrong with the bandits, do you look down on us? I told you, either give money, keep people, or save your lives!"

At this moment, the people in the An family shut up, and the bridegroom stood up safely: "Then dare to ask the king, how much money will it take to let us go?"

The fat man rolled his eyes, and glanced at An Ran again: "It's because you know the rules, you little boy, I don't want too much, just 300 taels!"

"What!" An's family froze there! 300 taels of silver, that's enough to buy a street!An's family married Gu Xiaoyu, and it cost less than 20 taels.They really might as well hand her over and say a kiss to An Ran.

Seeing An's reaction, the fat man sneered and said, "Why, can't you get it out? Look at your frightening virtue! 300 taels of silver, you can't make up for it if you sell An's family! Buy it now, 30 taels, one copper coin less no!"

An Ran gritted her teeth: "Okay, I promise you! I'll send someone to bring the money as soon as I get back!"

"Fart!" The fat man almost jumped up, "If you all go back, I will lose all my money! Everyone else can go back, but this young couple must stay as hostages!"

"Okay, I agree!" An Ran answered generously, completely ignoring whether Gu Xiaoyu in the sedan chair was willing or not.

The fat man chuckled: "Happy! You cowards, get out of here! I tell you, I won't be able to get the money at noon tomorrow. Feed the wolves to the little boy, and the bride to me!"

Hearing what Fatty Hei said, the members of An's family threw their sedan chairs on the ground and ran towards the town like a swarm of bees...

Although the outside could not be seen from inside the sedan chair, Gu Xiaoyu could still hear it.Before crossing, she was the champion of women's Sanda. Seeing how arrogant this bandit was, she originally wanted to explode, but when she heard An Ran agree, she suppressed it again.Because she vaguely felt that this matter was a bit strange.

There is also a way of robbery. Bandits rob officials, merchants, and civilians, but they generally do not get involved in weddings and weddings.Why did these people come to rob her, and why did they come by such a coincidence?
And An Ran was so cooperative, she couldn't help but have a guess...

(End of this chapter)