When the pears are green

Chapter 193 Postponement of Employment

After Song Li left, Wu Mingde smiled and told Wu Mingshu that Li Yunan had a girl he liked, and he asked Wu Mingshu to guess who she was.

"How do you guess this? Could it be that he is someone I know?" Wu Mingshu asked with a smile.

Wu Mingde nodded. He emphasized that everyone knew her and said that the girl had played shuttlecock with Song Yue.

"It's Jing'er, but they have known each other for less than a month." Wu Mingshu felt it was too sudden. She was afraid that Li Yun'an was attracted to Yang Jing because of her beauty.

Wu Mingde saw that Wu Mingshu had doubts about Li Yun'an, so he patted his chest and assured Wu Mingshu: "Sister, I know Yun'an, and I can guarantee that he is not the kind of person you think."

"What kind of person? I didn't say that just now." Wu Mingshu pretended not to understand and asked.

Wu Mingde quickly explained: "That's right, that's right... the kind of person who only wants to take advantage and doesn't want to take responsibility."

"Oh, so Yun An is that kind of person." Wu Mingshu deliberately misinterpreted Wu Mingde's meaning.

Wu Mingde stamped his feet and wailed, "Big sister."

"Okay, I'm just teasing you! If Yun'an treats Jing'er badly in the future, you will be responsible. If you hadn't taken Yun'an to Jing'er's house, they might not have even known each other." After Wu Mingshu said this, she went back to Li's shop with Wu Mingde.

Wu Mingshu kept looking at Li Yun'an. She felt that Li Yun'an today was not as handsome as before.

Li Yun'an felt uncomfortable being stared at by Wu Mingshu. He hid behind Wu Mingde and asked, "Sister Mingshu, why do you keep looking at me with such fierce eyes?"

"Yun'an, my eldest sister has a deep relationship with Miss Yang. She is afraid that you have ulterior motives towards Miss Yang." Wu Mingde answered for Wu Mingshu who was still staring at Li Yun'an.

Li Yun'an didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. He said that if he had impure intentions towards Yang Jing, he would not have let Li Liu find a matchmaker to go to the Yang family to propose marriage.

Wu Mingshu thought carefully about what Wu Mingde had said. She pointed at Wu Mingde and said to Li Yun'an, "But Mingde didn't mention the marriage proposal. I misunderstood Yun'an."

Li Yun'an looked at Wu Mingde with a smile, and Wu Mingde hurriedly explained that he forgot about it because he was excited.

Li Yun'an pretended to beat Wu Mingde, and Wu Mingde was so scared that he quickly hid behind Wu Mingshu.

When Hu Zhimin, Li Ying and Wu Wei walked into the shop, they saw Li Yun'an swinging his fist at Wu Mingde through Wu Mingshu, and Wu Mingde dodging back and forth with a smile.

Following Hu Zhimin's cough, Li Yun'an, Wu Mingde and Wu Mingshu noticed the three people standing at the door of the shop, and hurriedly walked up to them and stood in front of them obediently.

Li Ying first glanced at the carriage parked outside, then said to Li Yun'an, "Yun'an, your mother has already asked the matchmaker to go to the Yang family. The matchmaker won't be back for a while, so don't wait any longer. It's getting late, so you and Mingde should follow Zhimin."

Li Yun'an frowned after hearing this. He still wanted to hear the matchmaker say in person that the Yang family agreed to this marriage.

Seeing this, Wu Mingshu hurriedly comforted Li Yun'an: "Yun'an, it's really getting late. Besides, Master Hu still has to rush back to town from the city. The situation is not peaceful now, so let Master Hu go and come back quickly."

Only then did Li Yun'an and Wu Mingde follow Hu Zhimin towards the carriage.

When Li Yun'an was about to get in the car, Wu Mingshu whispered to him, "Yun'an, when the drought is over, I will take Jing'er to the county school to visit you and Mingde. Don't worry, Jing'er won't regret it."

Li Yun'an hurriedly thanked Wu Mingshu. Wu Mingshu smiled and told him to get into the car quickly and not to keep Hu Zhimin waiting anxiously.

After the carriage left, Wu Wei and Wu Mingshu said goodbye to Li Ying. They were going to Rongxing Bookstore to find Yang Yu to discuss the engagement.

Based on the address provided by Li Ying, the Wu father and daughter quickly found the bookstore.

After hearing the reason, Master Li considerately asked Yang Yu to take Wu Mingshu to the backyard to talk.

Yang Yu, who was walking through the path to the right of the lecture hall, changed his gentle manner in front of others. He hugged Wu Mingshu and asked softly: "Mingshu, have you missed me?"

Wu Mingshu tried to push Yang Yu away, but Yang Yu hugged her even tighter.

"Don't mess around. I didn't come here for you to bully me. I have something serious to tell you."

"What do you say?"

Wu Mingshu reached out and lifted Yang Yu's head so that they could look into each other's eyes.

"Yang Yu, listen to me. There was a theft in our village last night. My father is afraid that your coming to propose marriage will draw attention to my family and cause trouble. So, he wants you to propose marriage after some time."

Yang Yu looked at Wu Mingshu with a wronged look on his face. He said that he understood Wu Wei's thoughts, but he also had his own concerns.

After hearing this, Wu Mingshu asked Yang Yu to speak out what was on his mind.

"Mingshu, I'm afraid the drought and the theft will continue. If this continues until next spring, will you and I not get married?"

Wu Mingshu smiled and tapped Yang Yu's forehead. She promised Yang Yu that she would marry into the Yang family before next spring.

Yang Yu finally felt relieved. He lowered his head and rubbed Wu Mingshu's neck, then asked in a muffled voice: "Mingshu, can you stay a little longer?"

"Yang Yu, my father is still waiting for me. If I go out late, I'm afraid he will get suspicious. When I have the chance, I will go to your house to see you and Jing'er."

As Wu Mingshu spoke, she tried to push Yang Yu away. Yang Yu leaned over and entangled with Wu Mingshu for a while. After he was satisfied, he sent Wu Mingshu to the gate of the study.

Wu Mingshu, with blushing cheeks, lowered her head and said to Wu Wei, who was waiting beside the ox cart, "Dad, I have told Yang Yu that he agreed to postpone the engagement."

"Uncle Wu is very thoughtful, and I admire you very much. I heard from Mingshu that there have been thefts in the village. If there is any way I can be of help, please let me know." Yang Yu quickly continued with what Wu Mingshu said.

Wu Wei was very pleased with Yang Yu's words. He first thanked Yang Yu, and then asked Yang Yu to pay more attention to safety.

Seeing that it was almost time for school to end at noon, Yang Yu invited Wu Wei and Wu Mingshu to have dinner at his home.

"Mingshu, let me decide." Wu Wei said with a smile.

Wu Mingshu glared at Yang Yu, who was smiling, and then whispered to Wu Wei, "Dad, I want to go see Jing'er and ask her about her relationship with Yun'an."

Wu Wei looked at Wu Mingshu who was not staying and said jokingly, "Since Mingshu wants to go, then go."

Yang Yu happily asked for leave from Master Li. Wu Wei first went to the shop in the town to buy some gifts for the visit, and then went to the Yang family with Wu Mingshu and Yang Yu.

In half a month, the thefts gradually spread from the town to the vicinity of Jiangjia Village. The thieves were no longer satisfied with plundering property, and sometimes they would also target young women.

After the news spread that the unmarried daughter of the Zhang family in the town had died tragically in her boudoir, everyone was in danger for a while. Every household closed their doors and locked their yards, and there was almost no young woman walking on the streets in the whole town.

That evening, a slightly strange woman knocked on the Zhang family's gate.

Zhang Ping'an opened the door and asked the woman who was about the same height as Zhang Jixiang: "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

The woman replied in a half-voice, "I'm looking for Sister Ruyi."

After hearing this, Jiang took a wooden stick and told the woman to leave quickly. She said that the woman had come to the wrong place and there was no one named Ruyi in her family.

The woman hurriedly grabbed the stick that Jiang had stretched out from the crack in the door and said, "Auntie, let Sister Ruyi take a look at me. If she doesn't recognize me, I'll leave. Auntie locked the door, are you afraid that I'll kidnap Sister?"

Jiang ignored the woman's words. After pulling back the wooden stick, she closed the door and let the woman knock on the door outside.

The "knock knock knock" sound of knocking on the door was annoying. Ruyi admired this woman very much. She didn't give up knocking for nearly a quarter of an hour.

"Mom, I'll go take a look. It's no use knocking all the time." Ruyi said to Jiang while covering her ears.

Jiang handed the stick to Zhang Pingan and asked him to go and see it with Ruyi.

With a "clatter", Zhang Ping'an pushed the door open a crack. Ruyi glanced at the woman outside the courtyard gate through the crack, covered her face and laughed out loud.