When the pears are green

Chapter 174 Testing

Wu Mingshu did not continue the topic. She continued, "Xiao Li, before I married Yang Cheng, I had imagined that we would be together forever. I didn't expect that what we got was just constant quarrels and mutual accusations. I was scared. Sometimes I really wanted to tie my hair and become a Buddhist nun who eats vegetarian food and chants Buddhist scriptures to leave the world behind."

"Sister Wu, don't think like that. If you become a nun, Master Yang will be so sad that he will become a monk too. There are not many couples in the world who have a passionate love. Most of them are as plain as water, maybe even plainer than water. I like the plain life between Qingzhou and I very much." Song Li kept comforting Wu Mingshu. She was afraid that Wu Mingshu would really become a nun on impulse.

Wu Mingshu began to imagine Yang Yu's funny appearance with a bald head, and she couldn't help laughing so hard that she didn't even notice Yang Yu walking towards her.

"I'll give it back to you." A hand holding a Ruyi knot was stretched out in front of Wu Mingshu who was making a fire.

Wu Mingshu took a look at the Ruyi Knot and said softly that she didn't want it anymore.

"Since Mingshu doesn't want it anymore, I'll put it away first." Yang Yu put the Ruyi knot into his purse. He stood by the stove with no intention of leaving, which made Wu Mingshu feel uneasy.

Song Li, who was cutting meat, looked back at the two awkward people. She went to the main room and called Jiang Qingzhou, who was reading a book, over.

"Sister Wu, you are a guest today, so I dare not let you light the fire anymore. Go out and take a rest. Let Qingzhou cook the rest." Song Li hurriedly pulled up Wu Mingshu who was sitting in front of the stove, and pushed her out of the kitchen.

Yang Yu followed him out of the kitchen. He walked to the peach tree and said to Wu Mingshu who was looking at the peach leaves, "Mingshu, when my mother and Jing'er come back, I will ask my mother to go to your house to propose marriage."

This sentence was like a thunderbolt, shocking Wu Mingshu so much that she couldn't say a word. She didn't expect that Yang Yu, who had just expressed his feelings to her in the morning, would say at noon that he wanted to go to her house to propose marriage. This speed was too fast.

"Mingshu doesn't want to marry me?" Yang Yu asked again.

Wu Mingshu still stood in front of the peach tree without saying anything.

"Does Mingshu not like me?" Yang Yu asked without giving up.

Wu Mingshu sighed, turned her head and looked at Yang Yu and said, "Yang Yu, can you give me two more days to think about it? I can't accept it that quickly."

Seeing that Wu Mingshu didn't agree, but didn't object, Yang Yu smiled and nodded, then continued: "Mingshu, this peach tree is really suitable for the occasion. How about I marry you when the peach blossoms bloom next year? The peach trees are young and bright, and the flowers are bright. It's a good opportunity for you to marry and live in a good family."

Wu Mingshu just laughed dryly twice. She didn't expect that Yang Yu, who seemed to be taciturn, would actually be a chatterbox.

"Xiao Li, you go light the fire and I'll do the cutting." Jiang Qingzhou took the kitchen knife from Song Li's hand. He was afraid that Song Li would cut her hand because she wasn't concentrating.

Song Li hugged Jiang Qingzhou's arm and begged: "Qingzhou, I promise to cut it well. I won't look at them anymore."

"Really?" Jiang Qingzhou asked in disbelief.

Song Li hurriedly shook Jiang Qingzhou's arm and said, "Of course it's real. I'll wait until it's cut and then see. Qingzhou is the best."

Seeing that Jiang Qingzhou was unmoved by her coquettish behavior, Song Li stood on tiptoe and landed on Jiang Qingzhou's chin like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Jiang Qingzhou then returned the kitchen knife to Song Li, and then warned her: "Don't be distracted anymore. If I find out again, this trick won't work."

Song Li made a face at Jiang Qingzhou, then turned around and continued cutting meat, but his eyes would still glance out the window from time to time.

"Wow! It's rice again. Thank you, sister." Li Yi, who ran in from the courtyard gate, couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw the rice on the wooden table.

Song Li smiled and asked Li Yi and Jiang Qingye to sit down quickly, then she took a bowl and filled it with a big bowl of stir-fried bean sprouts and pork for them.

"Sister-in-law, Li Yi and I were playing outside just now, and we heard Uncle Ping and the others saying that the empty house to the right of our house was going to be sold." Jiang Qingye repeated to Song Li what he heard while eating.

Song Li then asked: "Did Qingye hear them talking about the price?"

"No, it shouldn't be too expensive. After all, there's only a wall and nothing inside. Uncle Ping said that it's because Jiangchuan's family borrowed the corn seeds from the government office, and they don't want to pay back the grain, so they want to sell it with silver." Jiang Qingye replied hurriedly.

Song Li turned to look at Jiang Qingzhou, and she asked Jiang Qingzhou to go to Jiang Chuan's house in the afternoon to inquire.

"Okay, I'll go this afternoon." Jiang Qingzhou agreed.

Wu Mingshu, who was eating, interrupted, "Xiao Li, do you want to buy a house? Qingye is studying, so why don't you save money and buy one in town."

"Sister Wu, I want to raise more pigs and chickens. Our house currently has a limited amount of capacity. Now is a good opportunity, so I want to buy them." Song Li explained to Wu Mingshu with a smile.

Wu Mingshu nodded, and then she told Song Li: "Xiao Li, I still have some money. If it's not enough, you can always come to me."

Song Li quickly thanked Wu Mingshu.

In the afternoon, Jiang Qingzhou went to Jiang Chuan's house to inquire about the situation. Wu Mingshu and Yang Yu also said goodbye to Song Li.

Wu Mingshu walked absentmindedly on the road. She decided to go back to Yang's house and test Yang Yu according to Song Li's method. She thought that if Yang Yu was really unwilling to accept her, she would still have time to run to Li's house.

"Mingshu, you go back first. I'm going to the town to buy some things." Yang Yu opened the gate and let Wu Mingshu in. Wu Mingshu hurriedly stopped Yang Yu. She said that she had something to ask Yang Yu and asked Yang Yu to go to the town tomorrow.

Yang Yu nodded. When he closed the gate, Wu Mingshu was pacing back and forth in the yard.

"Mingshu, do you have anything to ask me?" Yang Yu asked with a smile.

Wu Mingshu stopped and first glanced at Yang Yu who was standing in the sun, then whispered to Yang Yu if they could go to his room to talk.

"Can't we talk in the yard? How about going to the main room?" Yang Yu asked puzzledly.

Wu Mingshu shook her head and looked at Yang Yu with slightly red cheeks. Yang Yu was defeated by Wu Mingshu's shy appearance. He spit on himself and led Wu Mingshu into his room.

Yang Yu asked Wu Mingshu to sit on the chair behind the desk, and then he stood aside and asked Wu Mingshu: "Mingshu, tell me, what's the matter?"

"Yang Yu, I want to ask you, do you really want to marry me, or are you unwilling to do so?" Wu Mingshu first supported herself with her right arm on the desk, then leaned her head on her arm and looked at Yang Yu with a smile, revealing her slender neck.

Yang Yu looked at the charming Wu Mingshu, and quickly turned his gaze away, then replied in a deep voice: "Mingshu, of course I really want to marry you. If you don't have anything else to do, I'll leave."

"Where are you going? Isn't this your room? Yang Yu, are you afraid of me? I'm not a man-eating tiger. What are you afraid of me for?" Wu Mingshu couldn't help but want to tease Yang Yu. She had never seen Yang Yu so confused before.

Yang Yu lowered his head under Wu Mingshu's burning gaze. He looked at his shoes and said, "I'm not afraid of what Mingshu will do. Even if Mingshu wants to eat me, I'm willing."

As the chair made a sound, a pair of embroidered shoes came into Yang Yu's sight, and Wu Mingshu's charming voice came from his ear: "I'm not a tiger, so I can't eat you."

Yang Yu's eyes slowly moved upwards, seeing the embroidered shoes, the green embroidered long skirt, the apricot-yellow short shirt with a slightly open collar, and a hint of dark red.

"Yang Yu, what's wrong with you? Why is your face so red?" Wu Mingshu asked with a smile.

Yang Yu didn't dare to look at Wu Mingshu again. He asked Wu Mingshu in a low voice who she learned from.

"I'm married. I'm a woman, so I naturally understand what you men are thinking. Just like Xiaoli said, if you can't get me, I'll be a mole in your heart, and if you get me, I'll be like mosquito blood on the wall. Don't you want me? How about I help you do it now?" After Wu Mingshu finished speaking, she reached out and held Yang Yu's right hand, and reached into her clothes.

Yang Yu seemed to be under a spell to calm her mind. She let Wu Mingshu hold her hand. Only when his fingers touched something delicate did she come back to her senses in panic.

"Mingshu, don't you feel like a gangster?" Yang Yu couldn't believe that Wu Mingshu could be so bold.

"How am I a hooligan? I gave you a chance, but you didn't seize it. So I'll go back first." Wu Mingshu straightened her clothes with a smile. She didn't think this was as dangerous as Song Li said.

When Yang Yu saw Wu Mingshu's cunning look, he realized that he had been fooled by Wu Mingshu.

When Wu Mingshu wanted to turn around and leave, Yang Yu hugged her in his arms. Yang Yu looked at Wu Mingshu with a warning look. He gritted his teeth and told Wu Mingshu: "Mingshu, you are lucky to meet me. If it was another man, you would not be able to leave this room today."