Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 656 - 611: Sending Betrothal Gifts (1)

Ling Yuezi was about to ask Li Xingsheng.

Li Xingsheng suddenly raised his sleeve to cover his eyes, "Who?" Still rubbing his eyes and yawning.

"It’s me." Ling Yuezi stood in front of the bed, looking at him, "I was here earlier, you weren’t around, where did you go?"

This woman was quite cunning. Li Xingsheng stretched lazily, turned around, and supported his head with one hand, looking at her, "Oh, I went to the latrine."

The man had his hair partially down, sleepy eyes with an irresistible allure.

Ling Yuezi’s heart inexplicably skipped a beat, and her ears burned with heat.

She took a deep breath to calm herself.

"Really?" Ling Yuezi’s expression was cold, "Not everyone in this village is under my command, and there are some with bad tempers. If there’s nothing urgent, you’d better not wander around, to avoid offending anyone and causing trouble."

As she spoke, she pointed to the person hanging in the yard, "That person tried to kill you, but I caught them."

Li Xingsheng sat up straight, the laughter in his peach-blossom eyes slightly rippling, "If someone bullies me, would Miss Ling protect me?"

Ling Yuezi’s ears turned even redder, "If you obey, of course, I will protect you."

Li Xingsheng was overjoyed, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, making a formal bow to Ling Yuezi, "Thank you, Miss Ling."

The man, dressed in half-opened moon-white undergarments, with messy hair and bare feet on the ground, looked like a pagoda tree blossom that had just been ravaged.

In his peach-blossom eyes was a captivating smile, charming yet somewhat foolishly adorable.

It made one irresistibly want to grab this flower, continue to ravage it, crumble it to pieces, and swallow it down.

Ling Yuezi lightly coughed, "No need to thank me."

She glanced at him, then turned and left the room.

Li Xingsheng went to close the door, shook his sleeves, and let out a soft laugh, "Just a yellow-haired girl! She actually wants to keep him?"

Ling Yuezi almost fled to the first floor.

Seeing her panting heavily, looking quite excited, Ah Qing couldn’t help but ask her, "Miss, what’s wrong?"

"Nothing, just hurried over." Ling Yuezi pressed her heart to calm her breath, "He’s in the room, said he went to the latrine earlier." She waved her hand, "Let’s go back."

Ah Qing glanced upstairs, to the latrine?

When she passed by there earlier, there wasn’t a sound.

Moreover, two people had gone out together, how could there be no talking?

But since Ling Yuezi said nothing, she didn’t ask.

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In another courtyard of Feihu Village, it was brightly lit at this moment.

The one-eyed Second Master sat at the head, holding a wine cup in one hand, and playing with a pair of dice in the other.

Though he had only one eye, it shone with a chilling light.

The few people standing below didn’t dare to make a sound.

"Raising soldiers for years, employing them in a moment, I don’t want to see that we’ve raised a bunch of useless people." The Second Master’s voice was sharp, "Three days from now, act upon the signal!"

The standing men looked at each other in dismay.

Someone boldly said, "But Second Master, Miss Ling’s people are easier to handle, they’re just a bunch of women, but handling Big Master’s people won’t be easy. Those people only listen to Big Master and Miss Ling."

"If I marry Miss Ling, what else can Big Master’s people say?" The Second Master laughed triumphantly.

"Second Master, it’s not impossible, but... has Miss Ling agreed?" someone cautiously asked.

This question hit the nail on the head.

How could Ling Yuezi, so beautiful and aloof, ever fancy the aged and chilling Second Master?

Thinking of the proud and aloof Ling Yuezi, the Second Master felt a surge of anger. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"She will agree!"

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Early the next morning, Ah Lan returned from the county town after seeking a matchmaker.

Besides bringing back a matchmaker, she also brought back a witness, the Pavilion Chief.

When Ah Lan caught the Pavilion Chief nearby, it was nighttime.

He was sleeping soundly in his house when suddenly, something cold slapped his face, waking him up.

He was about to ask who it was when he heard a young girl say viciously into his ear, "Our Miss is getting married and needs a witness to write the marriage document. If you cooperate, there will be substantial rewards, but if you refuse, you won’t see the morning sun."

Only then did he realize that the cold thing slapped against his face was a steel knife.

How could he dare not agree?

He didn’t even ask whose daughter it was, and he immediately nodded in agreement.

Then he was tied to a horse and brought here.

Many people here wore steel knives at their waists, men and women, young and old in short outfits.

Evidently, this was not where good families lived. These people were either bandits or rebels.

The Pavilion Chief was scared and didn’t dare utter another word.

The matchmaker was even more afraid, her whole body trembling.

Ah Lan brought them to Ling Yuezi, saying, "Miss, the people have been brought back."

Ling Yuezi was practicing her Sword Technique in a small garden.

The twin weapons danced so swiftly that only a bright snowy shadow could be seen, not Ling Yuezi herself.

The matchmaker and Pavilion Chief grew increasingly pale with fright, cold sweat dripping from their foreheads.

Ling Yuezi put away the swords, handed them to a maid, wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, and walked towards the matchmaker and Pavilion Chief.

"I plan to get married, so I invited you two to help arrange the wedding. Once it’s done, there will be a reward of fifty taels of silver each."

Fifty taels was no small amount.

Earning that could buy a big house in the countryside.

But given the high price, the marriage must be difficult to arrange.

If they didn’t help, they feared they might not leave alive.

The matchmaker and Pavilion Chief had no choice but to ask, "Miss, which family’s young man have you set your sights on? We can go and propose on your behalf."

They both thought, this girl was generous and beautiful, but... a knife-wielder looking for a husband might have trouble finding one.

Even if she found one, he might not necessarily agree to marry her.

And if he did marry, he might not be a good-looking one; he might even be a hideous one.

"He is in my village, you can follow me to see him." Ling Yuezi motioned to Ah Qing and Ah Lan, "Bring out the bridal gifts, we’re going to see Mr. Li."

"Yes, Miss."

The two maids entered Ling Yuezi’s room, along with four other maids, carrying the bridal gifts Ling Yuezi had prepared.

The matchmaker and Pavilion Chief looked at what they were holding.

They saw six maids, some holding a brocade box about half a foot high, others holding stacks of fine fabric, and two maids carrying a large chest, the contents unknown.

The matchmaker and Pavilion Chief followed Ling Yuezi and her maids to the Star-picking Pavilion.

The person hanging from the tree at the Star-picking Pavilion was so hungry he was barely alive. Seeing Ling Yuezi approach, he begged for mercy, "Miss Ling, spare me, I dare not do it again."

Ling Yuezi looked at him, "I have important matters today, and you’ll affect my mood here. I’ll have someone let you down, but if you dare come near here again, don’t blame me for being rude!"

She waved her hand.

Ah Qing went over to activate a mechanism, and the ropes suddenly lowered, startling the man into shouting.

When he was about three feet from the ground, the ropes suddenly stopped.

Ah Qing released him, and the underling rolled to Ling Yuezi’s feet, kowtowed, and ran away quickly.

The matchmaker and Pavilion Chief looked at each other, thinking, this girl is really fierce!

Which man would dare to marry her?

No, which man would dare to be married to her?

Bringing the bridal gifts over, they might scare someone into a faint.

Ah Qing saw them hesitate reluctant to move and urged, "Hurry along!"

The two continued to follow the group forward.

They passed through clusters of flowers and fake rocks, arriving at a small two-story pavilion.

Ling Yuezi climbed the stairs, and everyone followed.

At this time, Lou Chengye and Li Xingsheng had just finished breakfast, and were chatting in the main room on the second floor of the small pavilion.

Seeing a crowd approaching, Lou Chengye opened his eyes wide in surprise.

Because not only were there many people, but the maids were holding things in their hands, what was this all about?

Li Xingsheng looked at Ling Yuezi, "Miss Ling, what’s all this?"

"Bring up the bridal gifts." Ling Yuezi waved her hand.

The maids placed the bridal gifts on the table beside Li Xingsheng.

"These are the bridal gifts our Miss is offering to Mr. Li for marriage." Ah Qing pointed at the pile of gifts, "Here is a dowry of one thousand taels of silver, four bolts of silk, one hundred pearls, two pairs of jade bracelets, two pairs of rings, two fan pendants, and two hairpins."

The matchmaker glanced at Lou Chengye and then at Li Xingsheng.

There were two men here, which one had the knife-wielding fierce woman taken a fancy to?

The young chubby one was younger, so it probably wasn’t him. Then it must be the good-looking tall man, right?

"Bridal gifts?" Lou Chengye was startled, "I don’t want a concubine!" Li Yu En would kill him!

Ah Qing stifled a laugh, "Chubby boy, our young lady didn’t fancy you, she’s interested in Mr. Li."

Lou Chengye, "..." breathed a sigh of relief, that was close.

The matchmaker and Pavilion Chief were surprised.

Wow, such a handsome man, yet he’s caught the eye of a female bandit, how unfortunate the times are.

The matchmaker felt sorry for Li Xingsheng in her heart.