Chapter 48 Forced to Climb Over the Wall

Chapter 48 Forced to Climb Over the Wall

Jiang Yuan nodded, his expression unusually gentle and smiling. "Don't worry, I understand perfectly well. I won't hold a grudge, nor will I be greedy."

Hao Yu has given him so much; he is already grateful enough. How could he possibly feel resentful towards Hao Yu just because she is about to get married?

Besides, he was the one who arranged Hao Yu's marriage. He couldn't even remember how many times he had mentioned it to Hao Yu.

Now that his wish has come true, he can only feel two words – happiness!

After thanking Chen Lizheng, Jiang Yuan was about to take his leave when Chen Lizheng's wife and eldest daughter-in-law eagerly came over.

Chen Lizheng's wife looked at Jiang Yuan with a smile, "Ah Yuan, has your Uncle Hao said what kind of person he's looking for?"

Jiang Yuan thought for a moment and then relayed the requests Hao Yu had made.

Chen Lizheng's wife and her eldest daughter-in-law's eyes lit up as they listened. In their opinion, apart from the age requirement being a bit troublesome, the other conditions Hao Yu mentioned could not be called conditions at all.

Given Hao Yu's appearance, temperament, family background, and abilities, introducing him to a widow with a child wouldn't be a marriage proposal; it would be an attempt to offend someone.

As for girls who are "upright, reasonable, and easy to get along with from their families," there are plenty of girls like that.

Chen Lizheng's wife tried to persuade Jiang Yuan, "It's not easy to find a girl over twenty who is still unmarried. Why don't you talk to your Uncle Hao and ask him to look among the seventeen or eighteen-year-olds and sixteen or seventeen-year-olds?"

Chen Lizheng's eldest daughter-in-law nodded in agreement, "That's right, A Yuan, why don't you go back and persuade your Uncle Hao?"

If Hao Yu were willing to relax the requirements, they could immediately find a girl from their relatives' homes who met Hao Yu's requirements!

This isn't them trying to trick people. You see, besides the advantages that Wang Xiaozhi and Chen Zhao mentioned, Hao Yu has another advantage that they can't bear to call an advantage—Hao Yu has no parents, brothers, sisters, or relatives with the same surname as him. Whoever marries him won't have to serve their parents-in-law, deal with their sisters-in-law, or have any other relatives, and they won't have to worry about others taking away the Hao family's wealth in the future.

As for the three people currently staying at Hao Yu's house, Jiang Yuan and Xie Wanniang both plan to build a house next spring. Xiao Yang was bought by Xie Wanniang, and since she has moved out, Xiao Yang will naturally have to move out with her.

They didn't know that Jiang Yuan and Hao Yu were related or had a master-disciple relationship. They only knew that Hao Yu taught Jiang Yuan how to hunt and took him in when he was homeless.

To those unaware of the inside story, Hao Yu would never share his accumulated wealth with Jiang Yuan unless he had lost his mind.

He was able to teach Jiang Yuan hunting skills and take him in during his most difficult time; to outsiders, that was already kind enough.

In fact, Hao Yu not only gave Jiang Yuan all the wealth she had accumulated, but also gave him fifty acres of top-quality land and a house in a prime location in the county town.

Although Jiang Yuan didn't want it, Hao Yu truly devoted herself to him.

Not long after Jiang Yuan left the village head's house, the news that Hao Yu was planning to get married spread quickly throughout the village.

The person who spread this news was Chen Lizheng's cousin's wife, who lived next door to his family.

The other party overheard a few words exchanged between the village head's wife and her eldest daughter-in-law, and then came over excitedly to ask.

This woman has a loud voice and no sense of keeping things secret or reducing competitors. Once she starts talking, several households in the neighborhood know about it.

The news spread like wildfire, and soon everyone in Mingfu Village knew about it.

As a result, Hao Yu's house became a bustling place. Hao Yu and Jiang Yuan didn't want to deal with the villagers who came to their door, all urging Hao Yu to relax the conditions. The two of them made an excuse that they had urgent business, politely asked everyone to leave, and then locked the gate and slipped away.

As for Xie Wanniang, she and Xiao Yang were frightened by the huge crowd, so they hid in the side room and didn't even dare to show their faces.

They didn't show up on their own initiative, and none of the villagers who came to their door remembered them. After all, they were just people staying at Hao Yu's house, and Hao Yu wouldn't change her criteria for choosing a spouse because of their persuasion.

It wasn't until sunset, almost dinnertime, that Hao Yu and Jiang Yuan finally sneaked back over the wall.

The two didn't run very far. Firstly, time didn't allow it, and secondly, the weather wasn't suitable for staying outside for long. After shaking off the villagers who were eager to help Hao Yu find a match, the two took a mountain path and circled back.

"You little rascal, why are you bringing this up when you're buying a plot of land? Couldn't you have just said you wanted to get married? Now look what's happened! Everyone's jumping out to play matchmaker for me!"

After finally getting home, Hao Yu sat by the fire, complaining that Jiang Yuan was young and unreliable.

Jiang Yuan never expected things to develop to this point.

Given Hao Yu's criteria for choosing a spouse, the combination of "age + unmarried" alone could filter out 99% of the eligible women. Jiang Yuan thought that at most only two or three people would come to their door to propose marriage.

Unexpectedly, these villagers did not have a suitable candidate at hand, and their first choice was not to give up, but to try to persuade Hao Yu to change his mind.

He was unusually troubled and at a loss. "I didn't expect them to all come at once, all trying to persuade you to relax the conditions."

Those who advised Hao Yu to relax the age limit were already considered rational. Some people even went so far as to introduce Hao Yu to widows with children, saying that such women who had given birth would definitely be able to give Hao Yu two big, fat sons in the future, unlike those who had never been married, whose ability to lay eggs was still uncertain.

The absurdity of this dig at Jiang Yuan was truly eye-opening.

Xie Wanniang, who came over to bring them brown sugar ginger water, couldn't help but chuckle.

She felt that this was not hard to understand, after all, people are easily swayed by self-interest.

Looking around at the surrounding villages, Hao Yu's physical appearance could easily surpass that of 99% of unmarried young men.

Those who are better off than Hao Yu are mostly young and wealthy, so they wouldn't consider these ordinary villagers when it comes to marriage.

In other words, Hao Yu, feeling that she was getting a bit older, set very broad criteria for choosing a partner.

Hao Yu smiled and picked up the bowl, "Looks like we'll have to work from dawn till dusk for the next few days."

Jiang Yuan frowned. He and Hao Yu were always out early and back late, and he was worried that some people in the village would try to take advantage of Xie Wan Niang again.

Xie Wanniang was unaware of Jiang Yuan's thoughts, but she didn't want Hao Yu and Jiang Yuan to be forced to stay in the mountains in the freezing cold.

"Just don't take the lock off the gate. As for whether you're really not home, do you think someone can climb over the wall, pick the lock, and force their way in?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan immediately turned to look at Hao Yu.