Seventy-fourth bowl of soup (five)

Life is always getting better and better, except for a little bit - the man named Shuanzi has basically come every few days since he has been calling him. Sometimes she gives some rice and flour, sometimes she prepares some wild game, and helps Ah Chou carry water and cultivates the land when he comes. He is very diligent. He is also very good at the prince. Even if the prince ignores him, he has never even seen other people's faces and speaks politely. Ah Chou is stupid in character. When he gives so many things, she makes clothes for Shuanzi himself, and often brings the dried meat pickled vegetables and other things he has picked. After a while, the two of them became familiar with each other.

But is the prince so easy to fool? It was strange that he couldn't see Shuanzi's thoughts! So he became more and more disdainful of Shuanzi's expression. Shuanzi was also persistent. When he came back, he would go to the house to say hello to the prince.

It was not until the snow was blocked by heavy snow that Shuanzi did not come again. When Xuerong and the mountain road could be left again, he came to report again, carrying a few kilograms of freshly cut pork in his hand and a bag of rice on his back. Some things on the mountain were indeed inconvenient, thanks to Shuanzi's help.

A Chou took the meat to the kitchen to cook, and Shuanzi saw her stuffing a lot of things into her basket, which made him a little discouraged. No matter what he brought to A Chou's brother and sister, she would give it back to him. If you really count it, I'm afraid the herbs she gave were more valuable. But this also made Shuanzi confirm something again, A Chou is such a good girl.

While Ah Chou was in the kitchen, Shuanzi cleaned the corners of his wrinkled clothes, patted the dust on his legs, and entered the room and talked to the prince through the tent: "That...big brother..."

The prince said coldly: "Who is your eldest brother?"

Shuanzi was stabbed and scratched his head, "What should I call you?"

"snort."

He didn't know what to call, so he simply stopped calling. He took a secret glance at the kitchen. Seeing that A Chou didn't pay attention to the house, he quickly said to the prince: "I want to marry A Chou as my wife. Brother A Chou, don't worry, I will choose to raise you as my biological brother in the future. I will treat you as my father-in-law. I will do whatever A Chou treats you. I will never teach you how to live a hard life. Look--"

The prince interrupted him: "You are worthy?"

Shuanzi was stunned. He didn't expect A Chou's brother to speak so rudely. He didn't know how to answer for a moment and hesitated. The prince said again: "Where is the ignorant man from where is he worthy of marrying her? Do you have fame or military achievements? A Chou marrys you and will have to wash and cook for you in the future. You are very good at calculating." After saying that, he paused and said, "A Chou won't marry."

Shuanzi was unhappy when he heard this: "If Ah Chou doesn't marry, can he still serve you for the rest of his life? She is a girl's family, and she can still serve you now. After a few years, she can't carry her shoulders and hold her hands. Can't you live like this? I--"

"Get out." The prince was so restless that he said. "I'll say it again, Ah Chou won't get married."

Shuanzi was angry. He felt that he could not tell his elder brother A Chou to go with him. This man had a weird temper and was so rude. He wanted to marry A Chou, so he could just tell A Chou directly? Thinking of this, he didn't care about being shy and got up and went out. The prince heard his movements on the bed and wanted to chase him in a hurry, but when he moved his upper body, his legs were unconscious as if he was dead.

Yes, he has become used to it, but today he still has to feel tormented by his disabled legs.

A Chou scalded the pork with water and cut it into slices, marinated it in coarse salt for a while, and prepared the wild vegetables to stew together to taste it. Then he saw Shuanzi breaking in, and said to her with a red face, "A Chou! I, I have something to say to you!"

Just say it, why are you so excited? Ah Chou smiled and said, "Don't be anxious, say something slowly."

Speak slowly? Then he dare not say it! In fact, this idea has been in Shuanzi's mind for a long time, and he just didn't have the courage to mention it. Now he gritted his teeth: "A Chou, are you willing to be my wife?"

The spatula in Ah Chou's hand fell on the table, and she couldn't believe what she heard: "You, what did you say?"

"I want to marry you as a wife." Shuanzi blushed and scratched his head habitually, "Well, my parents have passed away long ago. I have three houses in the village at the foot of the mountain and several acres of paddy fields. I am very strong and can hunt. I have saved dozens of taels of silver. I will not teach you how to endure hardships!"

Ah Chou smiled. She really didn't expect that someone would want to marry her as a wife regardless of her ugly appearance. But unfortunately, she had to refuse Shuanzi's kindness: "Brother Shuanzi, I tell you the truth, I have no plans to get married, I still have to take care of my brother."

"It's okay, I can take care of you. It's always easier for you to have a labor force at home." Shuanzi was very persistent, "I think we are suitable for both of us."

Ah Chou sighed: "I look like this and will embarrass you."

"I'm not afraid!" Shuanzi said seriously, "I think you are so good, the best girl I've ever met."

Ah Chou had never heard anyone praise him like this. Her face flushed slightly, but she still shook her head: "I'm not married, Brother Shuanzi, you are so good, you will definitely find a suitable girl, I can't."

Shuanzi felt extremely disappointed when she heard that she had not agreed. He was not a slutty person. He turned around and walked out silently and lost. When Ah Chou finished cooking, he found that he had left. He didn't even bring herbs, jerky meat and other things she gave her, and the basket was there.

She looked around and told the prince that he was unhappy: "What are you looking for?"

"...It's nothing." She smiled, "Your Highness is about to eat while it's hot. I have made bone soup for you today."

She carefully served a bowl of thick and white bone soup and fed it to the prince with spoons of spoons. He didn't know when he had a problem, and she had to serve her like this when taking medicine, otherwise she would not drink a single sip.

The prince watched her expression while drinking soup, and then pretended to be careless: "What did the village man tell you?"

Ah Chou was stunned for a moment, and just planned to pass by, not wanting His Highness to know these trivial things. "Don't worry, your Highness, it's just some interesting things that happened in the village."

She lied to others! The prince turned cold, "Is that right? Then he didn't mention that he wanted to marry you?"

As soon as the prince exposed it, Ah Chou realized that Shuanzi had actually told the prince about this. She immediately put down the soup bowl and knelt down: "Your Highness, forgive me!"

The prince didn't want her to kneel down, "What's wrong with you?"

"I shouldn't let these trivial matters disturb Your Highness. Don't worry, I will never let him come again in the future. Your Highness..."

Before she finished speaking, the prince interrupted her: "Okay."

"?"

"It's good that he's here." The prince said this without any brainstormingly, and Ah Chou tilted his head and didn't understand.

When she tilted her head, her eyes looked particularly simple and innocent, and she was very cute. The prince's heart beat, so she would not tell her that it was because Shuanzi came, so she would not have to do a lot of rough work. "I'm going to have a meal."

"yes."

After this day, Shuanzi never came again. A Chou felt relieved, and the prince couldn't hide his inner happiness, and his mood was always very good. Winter passed, and the forest began to show a vibrant scene. A Chou was also preparing to go into the mountain to dig some fresh wild vegetables and herbs. After eating pickled vegetables for a long time, she could tolerate it, but she felt wronged. So the weather was a little better, so she prepared a basket of ropes and sickles and went out.

The prince was not at ease with her every time. If she was not allowed to go, she would always take the time to go secretly. She raised him so well and had a normal schedule, but she could not sleep all night. In short, Ah Chou listened to him very much, but she also had her own ideas. Even if he knew what she believed, he could not change.

In fact, when she first heard that Shuanzi wanted to marry A Chou, the prince almost let A Chou leave, so that she could live a better life. She was so sensible and hardworking, and taking care of a family must be orderly, but.

He is reluctant to let it go.

When the prince felt very uncomfortable when he thought that Ah Chou would treat another man as if he were to him. He had never been involved in love and did not know what this meant. He only knew that if he could only do this in his life, he would only want to live with Ah Chou.

Even if she has an ugly face, her heart is the most cherished treasure in the world.

He waited for A Chou to come back as usual, thinking that when she came back, she would bring him a bunch of flowers. It was winter and she hadn't seen flowers for a long time. She was well-behaved and boring on weekdays, but she was actually a little girl and always liked fragrant and beautiful things. Unfortunately, he was no longer the prince who was arrogant and could not give her anything. Then she should pick some edible wild fruits, and maybe she would catch a little rabbit and come back to relieve him.

The rabbit I caught in summer is so fat that I can’t see now. I eat more than Ah Chou, but I don’t do anything at all. It’s useless.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but pinch the long ears of the rabbit on his knees, "You, what's the use, you know how to eat it."

The rabbit blinked his red eyes and was extremely happy. Yes, yes, exactly the same as you, the master.

But somehow today, it was dark and Ah Chou didn't come back. She would usually come back at noon because she wanted to cook lunch for him. The prince was unintentional to eat, and he felt a little panicked and always had some bad premonitions.

After waiting for a while, until the moon was rising, the whole forest was so quiet that it was terrible, with only the occasional crackling of oil lamps. The prince became increasingly difficult, and he couldn't help wondering if she had encountered some wild beasts? Or had her ankle sprained? The mountain road was rugged and the ice and snow were melting. What if she made a mistake?

Just when he was anxious, Ah Chou came back.

But when she came back, she was covered in dust. In the past, she sometimes came back dirty, but she cleaned herself and came to him immediately. Today, she ran over directly. The prince saw that her basket was not there and returned empty-handed.

Before he could ask, Ah Chou caught him: "Your Highness! The Ninth Prince's men have entered the mountain!"
Chapter completed!