When Mr. Zhou said that he wanted the two to get married, Shen Ling felt a strong panic in his heart. He was afraid that the girl would dislike his humble posture and his dirty past. But after that, his heart also A secret expectation arose.
Shen Ling's eyes were slightly opened, and he saw the slender back of the girl in front of him. Looking from behind, the section of neck exposed from the collar was slender and delicate, dazzling in white under the sunlight.
He lowered his head and looked at this messy and dirty body. How could he be worthy of her?
But Zhuang Keqing didn't have any objections. Her current idea was to save Shen Ling from the sea of fire.
From the few brief times they got together, she could tell that this young man was definitely a kind-hearted person worth dating.
The village chief and elders lowered their heads, thinking.
Indeed, what Mr. Zhou said is not unreasonable. Boys and girls are in their prime of youth, because this matter has intersected. If this matter is accidentally spread later, and both parties have already started their own families, there will definitely be trouble. How about Now tie the two of them together so that they can make sense both emotionally and rationally.
The village chief raised his head, he wanted to see what this girl was thinking.
Zhuang Keqing turned to look at Shen Ling. Although the other party lowered her head and remained silent as if refusing, it could not shake her firmness at all.
She said to Mrs. Zhou who was looking at the joke in front of the hall, "I am willing."
Shen Ling's eyes opened.
"In that case, everyone is really happy." Zhou's eyes drifted towards him, showing a sarcastic smile.
Zhuang Keqing ignored her, only turned around and looked at Shen Ling.
"Would you do that?"
She stretched out her hand, palm up.
Shen Ling didn't know whether he should answer, or what he should answer. He just looked at the girl in front of him in confusion, trying to find a trace of reluctance in the corners of her mouth and soft eyes.
But he found nothing.
Zhuang Keqing stretched his hand forward, tilted his head and asked again: "Aren't you willing?"
Shen Ling looked down at the hand that almost reached his chest and closed his eyes.
Please let me indulge like this just for once.
He did not put his hand on the girl's hand, but stretched out his hand to wrap the petite, slender but calloused hand.
"I do."
he said.
Looking up into the depths of the girl's eyes, he saw only joy and excitement, without any negative emotions.
She means it.
Thinking this, Shen Ling showed a relieved smile.
The interaction between the boy and the girl was watched by everyone.
There is nothing else the village chief and the elders don't understand. If nothing else, since these two people have agreed to Zhou's proposal, there is nothing much to say. It's just that Shen Ling has just eliminated the clan, and what happens next is really weird. Good arrangement.
"Haha, it really looks like a pair of miserable mandarin ducks."
Zhou twitched the corner of her mouth. Although she had the intention to sarcastically say something more, when she opened her mouth, she could not say anything. Shen Ling had already asked to be exterminated, and was no longer part of the Shen family. Naturally, she had no position. Say something else and reasons.
Zhuang Keqing wanted to pull Shen Ling up, but Shen Ling had been wet and injured since yesterday. He didn't get any good treatment. He knelt under the scorching sun all afternoon. By this time, the blood stains on his legs had long been printed on the outside. Come on, wet the bluestone floor.
She pulled a few times, and Shen Ling tried hard to stand up, but couldn't. Instead, Zhuang Keqing almost fell down due to exhaustion.
Uncle De had already lost his stick. He stood behind and raised his hand, trying to help Shen Ling up, but he was squeezed away by the village chief and several elders.
The village chief knelt down. When he lifted Shen Ling's clothes, he saw that the young man's knees were dripping with blood. He couldn't help but angrily scolded Mr. Zhou for doing something ugly. He asked the other two elders to grab the young man's arms and help him up. Then I have to take him out.
Behind him, Zhuang Keqing and the elders supported the weak Shen Ling. The village chief turned around and said to Zhou: "Mrs. Zhou, this matter is over. We have testified."
"Shen Ling asked to be exterminated from the clan. The marriage between the banker's girl and him can be arranged in the village without any trouble."
After saying that, without waiting for Zhou's reply, he turned around and asked a few people to take Shen Ling out more carefully.
Although Mrs. Zhou was relieved of her worries, she did not want to be at a disadvantage. She rolled her eyes and waved, signaling Uncle De to come forward.
After whispering a few instructions, Uncle De ran away quickly, following the people who were leaving.
Zhuang Keqing didn't want him to follow him, and always felt that there was nothing good going on. But Uncle De smiled sarcastically and said that the mistress had told her to be virtuous and be polite, so she must send the guests off. Zhuang Keqing was so troubled that he couldn't say anything against it.
After a whole afternoon of torment, the villagers outside Shen's house had already left one after another. Those who could be left behind at this time were the ones who had nothing to do and were good at gossiping.
Qin Manzhi and Zhang Dagouzi have been waiting by the door. How could they not be anxious, but the Shen family closed the door, but could not hear any movement. Some people tried to climb the wall to peek, but they were discovered by the servants inside and beaten. When I got down, I was almost beaten. I was so scared that no one would poke my head in again.
"What do you think is going on here? No news has come out. I'm really worried."
"There's really no movement at all."
"I've been waiting for this for a long time. I'm afraid I won't come out, right? I'm starving to death. Why don't I go back and have a meal before I come back."
"You idiot, come here after dinner and there's still something good to watch. Just wait here. I think it's almost time to come out."
As soon as the villagers finished talking, the door of Shen's house opened a crack.
As the door opened wider and wider, villagers rushed forward to get a better look.
Qin Manzhi was the closest, and she hugged Aman. Zhang Da and Gouzi were protecting her from the people behind her.
The village chief was the first to step out. When he saw the villagers huddled around him, he couldn't help scolding: "What do they all look like! Go home, there is nothing exciting to see!"
But the more he said this, the more the villagers refused to leave. After waiting for so long, how could they leave at this juncture? Looking at the look of the village chief, one knew that something big had happened to the Shen family.
But the villagers finally knew how to make room for the people coming out, so they all moved back.
Then they saw two elders coming out one after another, with a young man on their shoulders.
The young man's knees were covered with blood, and blood oozed from one hand. His cheeks were thin and pale, but his eyes were clear and clean.
Zhuang Keqing came out last.
She stepped out of the door of Shen's house, feeling relieved as if she had left some disgusting place.
At a glance, she saw Qin Manzhi waiting in front of the door with worried eyes, and couldn't help but smile.
"mother!"
But before she could get closer, Uncle De, the steward of the Shen family, also followed her out.
"Shen Linggan became the son-in-law of the Zhuang family and asked to be exterminated from the clan. The village chief and elders all testified about this. However, my mistress is kind-hearted and is willing to give fifty taels of gold as a celebration!"
