MTL - Portable Space: The Peasant Princess

Chapter 13 The Yang family’s visit

 By the Moon River.

Gu Panxia was beating his clothes hard with a stick in his hand, making a "pah pah pah" sound.

At this time, several young women were walking by her holding wooden basins.

I don't know if it was intentional or not. As I was walking by, one of them suddenly said sharply: "Ah, isn't that the eldest girl of the Gu family? Didn't I hear yesterday that she drowned in the river and was already half dead? Why did she get up to wash clothes today?"

Hearing this, the other women all laughed out loud.

　　"He went out just after his engagement was annulled. If it were me, I would be too embarrassed to see anyone."

"You haven't heard, right? It's said that boy Yang was attracted by the daughter of the county magistrate. The Yang family just broke off the engagement just to be able to get close to the magistrate."

“Oh? Is this really the case?”

"How do I know? I also heard what Aunt Zhao said."

“I didn’t expect that the eldest girl of the Gu family is also a pitiful person.”

“No, she’s not the daughter of the magistrate’s family.”

 …

The voice drifted farther and farther away, and the corners of Gu Panxia's mouth raised slightly.

 Zhao really lived up to her expectations, and there was movement so quickly.

She wrung out her clothes and put them into a wooden basin. She picked up the wooden basin and looked at the direction where the women were leaving. She curled her lips and then turned around and walked back.

As she walked, she admired the scenery by the Moon River. She saw green everywhere, which made her feel good.

The Moon River is called the Moon River because its shape resembles a waning moon. It was originally called the Half Moon River, but the villagers here kept calling it the Moon River for the sake of simplicity.

The water in the upper reaches of the Yue River is used for food, the middle reaches is a place for washing and washing clothes, and the lower reaches are covered with fields for easy water diversion.

From the memory of the original owner, she learned that the Moon River had been here for hundreds of years and had never dried up. Even during severe droughts for several consecutive years, the Moon River was still full of water.

The source of this water is Jiuchong Mountain in the distance. It is said that although it looks close, if you want to get there, you have to walk for at least a day.

Not to mention the long journey, it is said that the mountain is full of wild beasts. Even the original owner's father, Gu Dahai, was a hunter and never dared to set foot there.

 Some people say that it is a sacred mountain, which is why sacred rivers like the Moon River were born.

 This river can be said to be a life-saving river for nearby villagers. Without this river in recent years, countless people would have starved to death.

Afraid that Little Baozi would wait too long, she didn't dare to stay any longer. Instead, she quickened her pace and headed straight for home.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw a middle-aged couple sitting in the yard, while the little bun stood aside nonchalantly, not daring to raise his head.

From the memory of the original owner, we learned that these two people were Yang Ping’s parents, Yang Shan and Hu.

As soon as the two of them saw her coming back, Mrs. Hu sat there with a cold face, while Yang Shan looked a little embarrassed.

"Um... Panxia, ​​I'm here today because I have something to ask you."

Gu Panxia chuckled, "I wonder what you two are doing here today?"

Mrs. Hu snorted coldly, looked at her condescendingly and said: "Originally it was our fault that we proposed to break off the engagement first, but why do you want to publicize it everywhere, saying that my Yang family dislikes the poor and loves the rich? Do you know that what you do is harmful to Ping'er? How much impact will it have on the future?”

 In Mrs. Hu's mind, her son would be a high official in the future, so she wondered how a useless little village girl like Panxia could be worthy of him.

Gu Panxia raised her eyebrows innocently, "Isn't it possible?"

Hu was furious. She always felt that something was wrong with this girl. When had she not been respectful to her before?

"Pan Xia, I know that we are in the wrong for breaking off the engagement, but...you can't say that, it's not good for Ping'er's reputation."

Yang Shan is a man after all. Although he is angry in his heart, he cannot do such things as bullying the smaller ones.

Hearing this, Gu Panxia suddenly laughed out loud.

Hu frowned, "Why are you laughing?"

There is something very wrong with this girl. Could it be that all the cowardice in the past was just for her to see?

She is indeed a scheming little girl. Fortunately, her son had the foresight to call off the marriage early.

 (End of this chapter)